George Yong-Boon Yeo

Background

Yeo, George Yong-Boon Son of Eng-Song and Lee Hoon (Kan) Yeo.

Education

Bachelor, Cambridge U., 1976; Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, 1985.

Career

Military offcr., Singapore Armed Forces, 1972-1988; chief-of-staff Air Staff, Singapore Armed Forces, 1985-1987; director joint operations and planning, Singapore Armed Forces, 1986-1988; brigadier-general, Singapore Armed Forces, 1988; minister of state for finance and foreign affairs, Singapore, 1988-1990; minister for information and arts, 2d minister foreign affairs, Singapore, 1991-1993; minister information and arts, minister health, Singapore, 1994-1997; minister information and arts, 2d minister trade and industry, Singapore, since 1997.

Achievements

• George Yong-Boon Yeo has been listed as a noteworthy Singapore government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Young People's Action Party, since 1992.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, jogging, swimming, golf.

Connections

Married Jennifer Lai-Peng Leong, June 17, 1984. Children: Edwina Shi-En, Edward Shi-Ming, William Shi-Zhi, Frederick Shi-Hong.

Father:

Eng-Song Yeo

Mother:

Lee Hoon (Kan) Yeo

Spouse:

Jennifer Lai-Peng Leong

child:

William Shi-Zhi Yeo

child:

Frederick Shi-Hong Yeo

child:

Edward Shi-Ming Yeo

child:

Edwina Shi-En Yeo