Jump to content

Lee family (Singapore)

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lee family photo in 1946

The Lee family is a political family of Singapore, with members in public service, politics, law, and business.

Prominent members include:

Other prominent members include:

Family tree

[edit]
Family tree of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Bok Boon
1846–1920		Seow Huan Neo
1850–c. 1931
Lee Hoon Leong
1871–1942		Ko Liem Nio
1883–1959
Lee Chin Koon
1903–1997[1]		Chua Jim Neo
1907–1980
Lee Kuan Yew
1923–2015		Kwa Geok Choo
1920–2010		Dennis Lee Kim Yew
1925–2003[2]		Gloria Lee (Woo) Sau Yin
1926–2023[3]		Freddy Lee Thiam Yew
1927–2012[4]		Eleanor Ngo Puay Chin[3]Monica Lee Kim Mon
b. 1929 or 1930[5]		George Chan Chor Cheung[3]Dr Lee Suan Yew
b. 1933[6]		Pamela Chong[3]
Wong Ming Yang
1951–1982[7]		Lee Hsien Loong
b. 1952		Ho Ching
b. 1953		Lee Wei Ling
1955–2024		Lee Hsien Yang
b. 1957		Lim Suet Fern
b. 1958[8]
Li Xiuqi
b. 1981[9]		Li Yipeng
b. 1982[9]		Li Hongyi
b. 1987[9]		Li Haoyi
b. 1989[9]		Li Shengwu
b. 1985[9]		Li Huanwu
b. 1986[9]		Li Shaowu
b. 1995[9]

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]
  1. ^ Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.
  2. ^ "Kuan Yew's brother Dennis dies". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and his family, 1989 – BookSG". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew bids farewell to brother". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ "The Lee Kuan Yew I remember: His sister Monica Lee, 85". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ Lee Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
  7. ^ Chua, Mui Hoong (19 October 2003). "From the archives: Private side of DPM Lee". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ Wong, Chun Han (14 July 2017). "Singapore, a Model of Orderly Rule, Is Jolted by a Bitter Family Feud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Stolarchuk, Jewel (4 October 2020). "Rare interview: Li Shengwu felt like the first grandson to Mr and Mrs Lee". The Independent Singapore. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives" (PDF). National Heritage Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "FROM LEFT, ZURIANA AND ORCHID KAMARIAH, DAUGHTERS OF …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "View of service at Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  13. ^ "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  14. ^ "A place in the sun for key Singaporeans?". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  15. ^ Hermes (10 February 2019). "Shedding light on life and legacy of Peranakan pioneer Tan Kim Seng | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
Stub icon

This Singapore-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lee_family_(Singapore)&oldid=1250598612"