Yong Nyuk Lin
Yong Nyuk Lin | |
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杨玉麟 | |
![]() Yong Nyuk Lin as minister of Health in 1965. | |
Minister for Communications | |
In office 16 April 1968 – 31 July 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Lim Kim San |
Minister for Health | |
In office 18 October 1963 – 15 April 1968 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Kenneth Michael Byrne |
Succeeded by | Chua Sian Chin |
Minister for Education | |
In office 5 June 1959 – 18 October 1963 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Lim Yew Hock |
Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon |
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore | |
In office 2 November 1963[1] – 9 August 1965 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Geylang West | |
In office 30 May 1959 – 22 January 1979 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Teh Cheang Wan |
Personal details | |
Born | Seremban, British Malaya | 24 June 1918
Died | 29 June 2012 Singapore | (aged 94)
Cause of death | Complications due to old age |
Political party | People's Action Party (1959-1980) |
Spouse(s) | Kwa Geok Lan
(m. 1939) |
Children | Siu Len and Siu Li (daughters) |
Relatives | Kwa Geok Choo (sister-in-law) Lee Kuan Yew (brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | Raffles College |
Occupation | Politician |
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[]
- ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Yong Nyuk Lin, member of Singapore's first Cabinet, dies". Channel NewsAsia. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ "Two newcomers in straight fight in Geylang West". The Straits Times. 19 May 1959. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Insurance firm manager quits to work for PAP". The Straits Times. 1 March 1959. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Duncan Sutherland (2017). "Yong Nyuk Lin". nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 4 July 2019.
- ^ "Cabinet Changes Over The Decade" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
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- 1918 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Meixian District
- Singaporean people of Hakka descent
- Members of the Parliament of Singapore
- People's Action Party politicians
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- Members of the Dewan Rakyat
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore
- Ministers for Health of Singapore
- Ministers for Education of Singapore
- Communications ministers of Singapore