Lui Tuck Yew
Lui Tuck Yew | |
|---|---|
| 吕德耀 | |
Lui in 2012 | |
| Singapore Ambassador to the United States | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2023 | |
| Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Ashok Mirpuri |
| Singapore Ambassador to China | |
| In office 31 October 2019 – April 2023 | |
| Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Stanley Loh Ka Leung |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tan Hai Chuan |
| Singapore Ambassador to Japan | |
| In office 1 June 2017 – 31 October 2019 | |
| Minister | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Preceded by | Chin Siat Yoon |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tan Hai Chuan |
| Second Minister for Defence | |
| In office 9 April 2015 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Ng Eng Hen |
| Preceded by | Chan Chun Sing |
| Succeeded by | Ong Ye Kung |
| Minister for Transport | |
| In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Raymond Lim |
| Succeeded by | Khaw Boon Wan |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
| In office 1 November 2010 – 20 May 2011 Acting: 1 April 2009 – 31 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lee Boon Yang |
| Succeeded by | Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Member of Parliament for Moulmein–Kallang GRC | |
| In office 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Majority | 13,107 (17.12%) |
| Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC | |
| In office 7 May 2006 – 18 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | PAP held |
| Succeeded by | PAP held |
| Majority | N/A (walkover) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1961 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Soo Fen |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge (BA) Tufts University (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Republic of Singapore Navy |
| Years of service | 1979–2003 |
| Rank | Rear-Admiral |
Lui Tuck Yew (Chinese: 吕德耀; Jyutping: Leoi5 Dak1 Jiu6; pinyin: Lǚ Déyào; born 16 August 1961) is a Singaporean diplomat, former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023. Prior to, Lui served as Singapore Ambassador to China between 2019 and 2023, and Ambassador to Japan between 2017 and 2019.
A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Lui served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein division of Tanjong Pagar GRC between 2006 and 2011 and later Moulmein–Kallang GRC between 2011 and 2015. He also served in the Cabinet as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2009 and 2011, Minister for Transport between 2011 and 2015 and Second Minister for Defence in 2015 before retiring from politics.
Prior to entering politics, Lui served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and served as Chief of Navy between 1999 and 2003, holding the rank of two-star rear-admiral.