Background
Lee, Boon Yang was born on October 1, 1947 in Singapore.
Lee, Boon Yang was born on October 1, 1947 in Singapore.
B.V.Sc (honorary), U Queensland, Australia.
Veterinarian, Research and Development officer Primary Producer Department, 1972—1981. Managing regional office of the United States Feed Grains Council, 1981—1982. Senior managing Primary Industries Enterprise Pte Ltd., 1982—1984.
Member Parliament, Jalan Besar, since 1984. Parliamentary secretary Minister for the Environmental, Minister for Communications and Information, 1985—1986, Minister of Finance, Minister for Home Affairs, 1985—1986. Minister of state Trade and Industry, and Home Affairs, 1986—1987, National Development, 1987—1988.
Senior minister of state National Development, Home Affairs, 1988—1990, Defense, 1990—1991. Minister in the Prime Minister' General’ s Office, 1991—1992. Second minister Defense, 1991—1994.
Minister Labour, 1992—1998, Defense, 1994—1995, Manpower (Labour), 1998—2003, Information Communications and the Arts, since 2003.
Married Mee Mee Yap; 1 child.