Yeo Ning Hong

杨林丰Minister for DefenceIn office
1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byGoh Chok TongSucceeded byLee Boon YangMinister for CommunicationsIn office
1 June 1984 – 30 June 1991
Acting: 7 September 1983 – 31 May 1984Prime MinisterLee Kuan YewPreceded byOng Pang BoonSucceeded byMah Bow TanMember of Parliament
for Kampong Glam GRC
(Kim Seng)In office
21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byConstituency abolishedMember of Parliament
for Kim Seng SMCIn office
23 December 1980 – 14 August 1991Preceded byOng Leong BoonSucceeded byConstituency abolished Personal detailsBorn (1943-11-03) 3 November 1943 (age 80)
Singapore, Straits SettlementsPolitical partyPeople's Action PartyAlma materUniversity of Singapore^[1]
University of Cambridge (PhD)

Yeo Ning Hong DUBC (Chinese: 杨林丰; pinyin: Yáng Línfēng; born 3 November 1943) is a Singaporean chemist and former politician who served as Minister for Defence between 1991 and 1994, and Minister for Communications between 1984 and 1991. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kim Seng SMC between 1980 and 1991, and later the Kim Seng division of Kampong Glam GRC between 1991 and 1996

Education

Yeo studied in University of Singapore and also graduated with a PhD from the University of Cambridge.^[2] He was also a research fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge between 1970 and 1973.

Post political career

Since retiring from politics, Yeo has been serving as Executive Chairman of the Singapore Technologies Group and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority. He has also published several books under the pen name "Adrian Yeo".^[3]

References

Political offices
Preceded by Ong Teng Cheong	Minister for Communications and Information 1985–1990	Succeeded by Mah Bow Tan
Preceded by Goh Chok Tong	Minister for Defence 1990–1994	Succeeded by Lee Boon Yang