Lee Boon Yang
Lee Boon Yang | |
|---|---|
| 李文献 | |
Lee in 2005 | |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
| In office 12 May 2003 – 31 March 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Second Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan (2006–2008) |
| Preceded by | David Lim Tik En |
| Succeeded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 2 July 1994 – 31 July 1995 2nd Minister: 7 September 1991-1 July 1994 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Yeo Ning Hong |
| Succeeded by | Tony Tan |
| Minister for Manpower | |
| In office 2 January 1992 – 12 May 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Lee Yock Suan |
| Succeeded by | Ng Eng Hen |
| Minister in the Prime Minister's Office | |
| In office 1 July 1991 – 1 January 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Party Whip of the People's Action Party | |
| In office 13 September 1988 – 31 March 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Yiok Seng |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jalan Besar GRC | |
| In office 3 September 1988 – 18 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Jalan Besar Constituency | |
| In office 22 December 1984 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Chan Chee Seng |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1947 |
| Party | People's Action Party (1984–2011) |
| Spouse | Yap Mee Mee |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Lee Boon Wang (brother) Chua Mia Tee (brother-in-law) |
| Alma mater | University of Queensland (BVSc) |
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Lee Boon Yang (Chinese: 李文献; pinyin: Lǐ Wénxiàn; born 1 October 1947) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2003 and 2009, Minister for Manpower between 1992 and 2003, and Minister for Defence in 1994 and 1995. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Jalan Besar Constituency between 1984 and 1988, and the Jalan Besar division of Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 1988 and 2011.
Lee retired from politics in 2011, and served as Chairman of Singapore Press Holdings between 2011 and 2022.