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The Lee family is a political family of Singapore, with members in public service, politics, law, and business.

Prominent members include:

Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore

Lee Hsien Loong, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew: Senior Minister

Other prominent members include:

Lee Wei Ling, daughter of Lee Kuan Yew: neurologist and former director of the National Neuroscience Institute
Lee Hsien Yang, youngest son of Lee Kuan Yew: businessman and member of the opposition Progress Singapore Party, was formerly a general and public servant

Family tree

Family tree of Lee Kuan Yew

Lee Bok Boon
1846–1920

Seow Huan Neo
1850–c. 1931

Lee Hoon Leong
1871–1942

Ko Liem Nio
1883–1959

Lee Chin Koon
1903–1997^[1]

Chua Jim Neo
1907–1980

Lee Kuan Yew
1923–2015

Kwa Geok Choo
1920–2010

Dennis Lee Kim Yew
1925–2003^[2]

Gloria Lee (Woo) Sau Yin
1926–2023^[3]

Freddy Lee Thiam Yew
1927–2012^[4]

Eleanor Ngo Puay Chin^[3]

Monica Lee Kim Mon
b. 1929 or 1930^[5]

George Chan Chor Cheung^[3]

Dr Lee Suan Yew
b. 1933^[6]

Pamela Chong^[3]

Wong Ming Yang
1951–1982^[7]

Lee Hsien Loong
b. 1952

Ho Ching
b. 1953

Lee Wei Ling
1955–2024

Lee Hsien Yang
b. 1957

Lim Suet Fern
b. 1958^[8]

Li Xiuqi
b. 1981^[9]

Li Yipeng
b. 1982^[9]

Li Hongyi
b. 1987^[9]

Li Haoyi
b. 1989^[9]

Li Shengwu
b. 1985^[9]

Li Huanwu
b. 1986^[9]

Li Shaowu
b. 1995^[9]

Relation to other prominent families

Kwa Geok Choo, the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, is the daughter of Wee Yew Neo,^[10]^[11] who is in turn the sister of Helene Tan, wife of Tan Chin Tuan.^[12]^[13] The Tan's are another prominent family in Singapore, whose members include Tony Tan, the 7th President of Singapore, Tan Kim Seng, a Peranakan businessman, and Mr and Mrs Tan Eng Sian, who the College of Alice and Peter Tan are named after.^[14]^[15]

References

^ Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.
^ "Kuan Yew's brother Dennis dies". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and his family, 1989 – BookSG". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
^ "Lee Kuan Yew bids farewell to brother". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
^ "The Lee Kuan Yew I remember: His sister Monica Lee, 85". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ Lee Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
^ Chua, Mui Hoong (19 October 2003). "From the archives: Private side of DPM Lee". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Wong, Chun Han (14 July 2017). "Singapore, a Model of Orderly Rule, Is Jolted by a Bitter Family Feud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Stolarchuk, Jewel (4 October 2020). "Rare interview: Li Shengwu felt like the first grandson to Mr and Mrs Lee". The Independent Singapore. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
^ "Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives" (PDF). National Heritage Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "FROM LEFT, ZURIANA AND ORCHID KAMARIAH, DAUGHTERS OF …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "View of service at Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ "A place in the sun for key Singaporeans?". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
^ Hermes (10 February 2019). "Shedding light on life and legacy of Peranakan pioneer Tan Kim Seng | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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[1] Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.

[2] "Kuan Yew's brother Dennis dies". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[nlb-3] "Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and his family, 1989 – BookSG". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.

[4] "Lee Kuan Yew bids farewell to brother". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.

[5] "The Lee Kuan Yew I remember: His sister Monica Lee, 85". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[thesingaporestory-6] Lee Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.

[7] Chua, Mui Hoong (19 October 2003). "From the archives: Private side of DPM Lee". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[wsj-8] Wong, Chun Han (14 July 2017). "Singapore, a Model of Orderly Rule, Is Jolted by a Bitter Family Feud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2023.

[theindependent-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Stolarchuk, Jewel (4 October 2020). "Rare interview: Li Shengwu felt like the first grandson to Mr and Mrs Lee". The Independent Singapore. Retrieved 25 June 2023.

[10] "Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives" (PDF). National Heritage Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[11] "FROM LEFT, ZURIANA AND ORCHID KAMARIAH, DAUGHTERS OF …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[12] "View of service at Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[13] "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[14] "A place in the sun for key Singaporeans?". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[15] Hermes (10 February 2019). "Shedding light on life and legacy of Peranakan pioneer Tan Kim Seng | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

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 [[File:Lee Kuan Yew family photo.png|thumb|230x230px|Lee family photo in 1946]]
-The '''Lee family''' is a [[political family]] of [[Singapore]], with members in public service, politics, law, and business. The most prominent members of the family are [[Lee Kuan Yew]], the first Prime Minister of Singapore, and his son, [[Lee Hsien Loong]], the third prime minister.
+The '''Lee family''' is a [[political family]] of [[Singapore]], with members in public service, politics, law, and business.
+Prominent members include:
+* [[Lee Kuan Yew]], first Prime Minister of Singapore
+*[[Lee Hsien Loong]], eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew: [[Senior Minister of Singapore|Senior Minister]]
 Other prominent members include:
 * [[Lee Wei Ling]], daughter of Lee Kuan Yew: neurologist and former director of the [[National Neuroscience Institute]]
-* [[Lee Hsien Yang]], son of Lee Kuan Yew: businessman and member of the opposition [[Progress Singapore Party]], was formerly a general and public servant
+* [[Lee Hsien Yang]], youngest son of Lee Kuan Yew: businessman and member of the opposition [[Progress Singapore Party]], was formerly a general and public servant
 {{clear}}
 == Family tree ==
 {{Lee Kuan Yew family tree}}