Lee Boon Yang

Lee Boon Yang (Chinese: 李文献; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean business executive and a former politician and veterinarian. He is the current chairman of Singapore Press Holdings. Lee served in the Cabinet of Singapore from July 1991 to April 2009 in various portfolios, including Minister for Defence, Minister for Manpower, and Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts. He was also a Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Besar GRC from 1984 to 2011, representing the governing People's Action Party (PAP). He left politics in 2011.

Lee Boon Yang
李文献
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
1 July 1991 – 2 January 1992
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Minister for Manpower
In office
2 January 1992 – 12 May 2003
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byLee Yock Suan
Succeeded byNg Eng Hen
Minister for Defence
In office
2 July 1994 – 1 August 1995
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byYeo Ning Hong
Succeeded byTony Tan Keng Yam
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
In office
12 May 2003 – 1 April 2009
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded byDavid Lim Tik En
Succeeded byLui Tuck Yew
Party Whip of the People's Action Party
In office
Sep 1988 – Mar 2007
Member of Parliament
for Jalan Besar GRC (Jalan Besar)
In office
1988 – 18 April 2011
Personal details
Born (1947-10-01) 1 October 1947
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party (1984-2015)
Spouse(s)Yap Mee Mee
RelationsLee Boon Wang (brother)
Chua Mia Tee (brother-in-law)
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Queensland
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.

Education

Lee was awarded a Colombo Plan scholarship and studied veterinary science at University of Queensland (UQ).[1] He graduated with a Bachelor of Veterinary Science in 1971. In 2015, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by UQ.[1]

Career

Lee began his career as a veterinary surgeon. He worked as a research and development officer in the Singapore government's Primary Production Department from 1972 to 1981. From 1981 to 1984, Dr. Lee worked at US Feed Grains Council as Assistant Regional Director and later as Senior Project Manager for Primary Industries Enterprise.[2]

Political career

Lee was first elected to the Singapore Parliament in 1984. He was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary in 1985, and went on to hold positions in the Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Finance, and Ministry of Home Affairs.

Lee was brought into the Cabinet in 1991 as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office. He was made Minister for Labour in 1992 (the role was renamed Minister for Manpower in 1998), and held this post until 2003. He also served concurrently as Minister for Defence from 1994-5. He became Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts in 2003 and served in that post until 2009.

Lee retired from the Cabinet on 1 April 2009. He remained a Member of Parliament for the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Besar GRC) until his retirement from politics in 2011.

Post-political career

Lee was appointed as the chairman of the board of Keppel Corporation from 2009 to 2021, after leaving his cabinet position.[3][4] He is also the chairman of Singapore Press Holdings, taking over from former president Tony Tan since 23 June 2011.[5]

Personal life

Lee has two siblings, elder brother Lee Boon Wang, a landscape painter and sister Lee Boon Ngan.[6]

Lee is married to Yap Mee Mee and has a daughter.[7]

References
  1. "UQ alumnus awarded honorary doctorate". alumni.uq.edu.au. 1 Jan 2015. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  2. "Dr Lee Boon Yang to helm SPH Board".
  3. "Keppel Corporation - Dr Lee Boon Yang". Keppel Corporation. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. Choo, Yun Ting (24 February 2021). "Keppel Corp chairman Lee Boon Yang to retire in April, handing over to Danny Teoh". The Straits Times. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  5. "About SPH - SPH Corporate Profile". SPH. Archived from the original on 18 May 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. hermes (2016-05-10). "Cancer-stricken artist Lee Boon Wang misses show opening". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-07-07.
  7. "Lim Chee Oon to step down as non-executive Chairman" (PDF).
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