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Yeo Ning Hong

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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
Minister for Defence
In office
1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byGoh Chok Tong
Succeeded byLee Boon Yang
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Kampong Glam GRC
(Kim Seng)
In office
21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
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

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