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| office = [[Ministry of Communications and Information|Minister for Communications]]
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| constituency_MP = [[Kim Seng Single Member Constituency|Kim Seng SMC]]
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| primeminister = Lee Kuan Yew
| term_start = 23 December 1980
| term_start = 1 June 1984
| term_end = 14 August 1991
| term_end = 30 June 1991
<small> <br /> Acting: 7 September 1983 - 31 May 1984
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| predecessor = Ong Leong Boon
| successor = ''Constituency abolished''
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| successor = [[Mah Bow Tan]]
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Revision as of 09:36, 19 November 2022

Yeo Ning Hong
杨林丰
Minister for Communications
In office
1 June 1984 – 30 June 1991
Acting: 7 September 1983 - 31 May 1984
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byOng Pang Boon
Succeeded byMah Bow Tan
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Kim Seng SMC
In office
23 December 1980 – 14 August 1991
Preceded byOng Leong Boon
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1943-11-03) 3 November 1943 (age 81)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.

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]

References

  1. ^ "Distinguished Science Alumni Awards 1999: Yeo Ning Hong". National University of Singapore.
  2. ^ Chio Su-Mei (2007-11-10). "Ex-Cabinet member Dr Yeo Ning Hong launches math book". Channel NewsAsia.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Communications and Information
1985-1990 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Defence
1990-1994 		Succeeded by
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