Yeo Ning Hong
Yeo Ning Hong | |
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杨林丰 | |
Minister for Communications | |
In office 1 June 1984 – 30 June 1991 Acting: 7 September 1983 - 31 May 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Ong Pang Boon |
Succeeded by | Mah Bow Tan |
Minister for Defence | |
In office 1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994 | |
Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong |
Succeeded by | Lee Boon Yang |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kampong Glam GRC (Kim Seng) | |
In office 21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kim Seng SMC | |
In office 23 December 1980 – 14 August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Ong Leong Boon |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 3 November 1943
Political party | People's Action Party |
Yeo Ning Hong DUBC (Chinese: 杨林丰; pinyin: Yáng Línfēng; born 3 November 1943) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he had served in the Cabinet as Minister for Defence and Minister for Communications and Information and was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the 1980s and 1990s.
A chemist by profession, Yeo is an alumnus of the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore). He later graduated with a PhD from the University of Cambridge.[1] He was also a research fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge between 1970 and 1973.
Since retiring from politics, Yeo has been serving as Executive Chairman of the Singapore Technologies Group and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA). He has also published several books under the pen name "Adrian Yeo".[2]
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- People's Action Party politicians
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore
- Ministers for Defence of Singapore
- University of Singapore alumni
- Singaporean people of Teochew descent
- Living people
- Recipients of the Darjah Utama Bakti Cemerlang
- Communications ministers of Singapore
- Singaporean chairpersons of corporations
- 1943 births