Prominent political family in Singapore
Lee family photo in 1946
The Lee family is a political family of Singapore , with members in public service, politics, law, and business. The most prominent members of the family are Lee Kuan Yew , the first Prime Minister of Singapore, and his son, Lee Hsien Loong , the third prime minister.
Other prominent members include:
Family tree
Family tree of Lee Kuan Yew
Relation to other prominent families
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]
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