Lee Kuan Yew

Member's CV

Mr Lee Kuan Yew . 李光耀 . லீ குவான் இயூ

Tanjong Pagar GRC . 丹戎巴葛集选区 . தஞ்சோங் பகார் குழுத்தொகுதி

Name	:	Mr Lee Kuan Yew
Designation	:	Member of Parliament Anggota Parlimen 议员 நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினர்
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Party Affiliation	:	People's Action Party
Place of Birth	:	Singapore
Date of Birth	:	16.09.1923
Marital Status	:	Widowed
No of Children	:	3
Religion	:	-

Educational Qualifications

	Raffles Institution Raffles College, Singapore
1942 - 1945	(Spent Japanese occupation in Singapore)
1946 - 1949	Fitzwilliam, Cambridge, England Graduated in 1949 with First Class Honours in Law, with a star for distinction in the final examinations (1969 Honorary Fellow)
1946 - 1950	Middle Temple, Barrister-at-Law (1969 Honorary Bencher)

Office-holding Appointments

Member of Parliament

02.04.1955 - 13.08.1991	Tanjong Pagar
21.08.1991 -	Tanjong Pagar GRC

Career

1951	Advocate & Solicitor. Legal Adviser to several trade unions
1954	Helped found People's Action Party (PAP). Became Secretary-General. Held this office, except for brief period in 1957, until November 1992.
1963 - 1965	One of 15 MPs from Singapore to the Parliament of Malaysia from 16 September 1963 until 9 August 1965, when Singapore separated from the Federation.

Awards and Decorations

1967	First Class Order of the Rising Sun, Japan
1970	C.H.
1972	G.C.M.G
1973	Bintang Republik Indonesia Adi Pradana
1982	Freedom of the City of London
1984	The Most Honourable Order of the Crown of Johore, First Class
1990	The Most Esteemed Family Order, DK, Brunei [The Darja Kerabat Laila Utama]

Interests

Cycling and Swimming

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