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Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, 16 September 1923[4] – 23 Mairch 2015), GCMG, CH, wis a Singaporean politeecian.[5][6][7][8] Eften referred tae as the Faither o Singapore or bi the initials LKY, he wis the first Prime Meenister o the Republic o Singapore, govrenin for three decades. He is an aa widely recognised as the foondin faither o modren Singapore.
Lee Kuan Yew GCMG, CH | |
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李光耀 | |
Meenister Mentor o Singapore Prime Meenister o Singapore | |
In office 5 June 1959[1] – 28 November 1990 | |
Preses | Yusof Ishak Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair Wee Kim Wee |
Govrenor | Sir William Goode |
Depute | Toh Chin Chye Goh Keng Swee S Rajaratnam Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong |
Precedit bi | Lim Yew Hock (as Chief Meenister) |
Succeedit bi | Goh Chok Tong |
Meenister Mentor o Singapore | |
In office 12 August 2004 – 21 Mey 2011 | |
Prime Meenister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Precedit bi | Poseetion established |
Succeedit bi | Poseetion abolished |
2nt Senior Meenister o Singapore | |
In office 28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004 | |
Prime Meenister | Goh Chok Tong |
Precedit bi | S. Rajaratnam |
Succeedit bi | Goh Chok Tong |
1st Secretar-General o the Fowk's Action Pairty | |
In office 21 November 1954 – 1 November 1992 | |
Precedit bi | Poseetion established |
Succeedit bi | Goh Chok Tong |
Member o Pairlament for Tanjong Pagar GRC Tanjong Pagar SMC (1965–1991) | |
In office 9 August 1965 – 23 Mairch 2015 | |
Precedit bi | Parliament established |
Succeedit bi | Indranee Thurai Rajah |
Member o the Legislative Assemmly for Tanjong Pagar | |
In office 2 Apryle 1955 – 9 August 1965 | |
Precedit bi | Constituency established |
Succeedit bi | Legislative Assemmly renamed tae Pairlament o Singapore |
Member o the Malaysie Pairlament for Singapore | |
In office 2 November 1963[2] – 9 August 1965 | |
1st Leader o the Opposeetion o Singapore | |
In office 22 Apryle 1955 – 31 Mairch 1959 | |
Precedit bi | Poseetion established |
Succeedit bi | Lim Yew Hock |
Personal details | |
Born | Harry Lee Kuan Yew 16 September 1923 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Dee'd | 23 Mairch 2015 91) Singapore General Hospital, Singapore | (aged
Naitionality | Singapore |
Poleetical pairty | Fowk's Action Pairty |
Spoose(s) | Kwa Geok Choo (m. 1950; weed. 2010) |
Bairns | Lee Hsien Loong Lee Wei Ling Lee Hsien Yang |
Alma mater | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Lunnon Schuil o Economics |
Thrift | Politeecian |
Profession | Lawyer |
Religion | None (Agnostic[3]) |
Awairds | (1967) |
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As the co-foonder an first General Secretar o the Fowk's Action Pairty (PAP), he led the pairty tae aicht victories frae 1959 tae 1990, an owersaw the separation o Singapore frae Malaysie in 1965 an its subsequent transformation frae a relatively unnerdeveloped colonial ootpost wi na naitural resoorces intae a "First Warld" Asie Teeger. He is ane o the maist influential poleetical figurs in Asie.[9]
Singapore's seicond prime meenister Goh Chok Tong appointit him Senior Meenister in 1990. He held the advisory post o Meenister Mentor, creatit bi his son Lee Hsien Loong, when the latter acame the naition's third prime meenister in August 2004.[10][11] Wi his successive ministerial poseetions spannin ower 50 years, Lee is an aa ane o history's langest-serving meenisters. On 14 Mey 2011, Lee an Goh Chok Tong annoonced thair retirement frae the cabinet efter the 2011 general election.[12]
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