Yong Nyuk Lin

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Yong.
Honourable Minister

Yong Nyuk Lin
杨玉麟
Yong Nyuk Lin (1965).jpg
Yong Nyuk Lin as minister of Health in 1965.
Minister for Communications
In office
16 April 1968 – 31 July 1975
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byLim Kim San
Minister for Health
In office
18 October 1963 – 15 April 1968
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byKenneth Michael Byrne
Succeeded byChua Sian Chin
Minister for Education
In office
5 June 1959 – 18 October 1963
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byLim Yew Hock
Succeeded byOng Pang Boon
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore
In office
2 November 1963[1] – 9 August 1965
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Geylang West
In office
30 May 1959 – 22 January 1979
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byTeh Cheang Wan
Personal details
Born(1918-06-24)24 June 1918
Seremban, British Malaya
Died29 June 2012(2012-06-29) (aged 94)
Singapore
Cause of deathComplications due to old age
Political partyPeople's Action Party (1959-1980)
Spouse(s)
Kwa Geok Lan ​(柯玉兰)
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(m. 1939)​
ChildrenSiu Len and Siu Li (daughters)
RelativesKwa Geok Choo (sister-in-law)
Lee Kuan Yew (brother-in-law)
Alma materRaffles College
OccupationPolitician

Yong Nyuk Lin (simplified Chinese: 杨玉麟; traditional Chinese: 楊玉麟; pinyin: Yáng Yùlín; 24 June 1918 – 29 June 2012) was a Singaporean politician.[2] He was born in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia and studied in Singapore.[3] He was the general manager of Overseas Assurance Company for 18 years before he resigned to stand for the Singapore general elections in 1959.[4] He became the Member of Parliament for Geylang West from 30 May 1959 to 22 January 1979.He was in Singapore's first cabinet and served as a minister from 1959 to 1976. His portfolios included Education, Health and Communications.[5] From 1975 to 1977, Mr. Yong was appointed Singapore's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Yong Nyuk Lin, member of Singapore's first Cabinet, dies". Channel NewsAsia. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Two newcomers in straight fight in Geylang West". The Straits Times. 19 May 1959. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Insurance firm manager quits to work for PAP". The Straits Times. 1 March 1959. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  5. ^ Duncan Sutherland (2017). "Yong Nyuk Lin". nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Cabinet Changes Over The Decade" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 9 July 2015.

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Political offices
Preceded by
new post 		Minister for Education
1959-1963 		Succeeded by
Ong Pang Boon
Preceded by
Kenneth Michael Byrne 		Minister for Health
1963-1968 		Succeeded by
Chua Sian Chin
Preceded by
new post 		Minister for Communications
1968-1975 		Succeeded by
Lim Kim San
Preceded by
? 		High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
1975-1977 		Succeeded by
Jek Yeun Thong
Parliament of Singapore
New constituency Member of Parliament for Geylang West SMC
1959-1980 		Succeeded by
Teh Cheang Wan
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