Dr Lee Boon Yang
| Lee Boon Yang | |
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| 李文献 | |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
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In office 1 July 1991 – 2 January 1992 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Minister for Manpower | |
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In office 2 January 1992 – 12 May 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
| Succeeded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Minister for Defence | |
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In office 2 July 1994 – 1 August 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Yeo Ning Hong |
| Succeeded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
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In office 12 May 2003 – 1 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister |
Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | David Lim Tik En |
| Succeeded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Member of Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC (Jalan Besar) |
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In office 1988 – 18 April 2011 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 October 1947 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party(1984-2015) |
| Spouse(s) | Yap Mee Mee |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland |
Lee Boon Yang (simplified Chinese: 李文献; traditional Chinese: 李文獻; pinyin: Lǐ Wén Xiàn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Bûn-hiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean business executive and a former politician and veterinarian. He is the current chairman of Keppel Corporation and 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 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.
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.
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