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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 — former Prime Minister (1959–1990)
- Lee Hsien Loong — eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew: Senior Minister, former Prime Minister (2004–2024)
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
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Relation to other prominent families
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.
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- ^ "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.
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