Yong Nyuk Lin

Yong Nyuk Lin
杨玉麟
Yong Nyuk Lin as minister of Health in 1965.
Minister of Education
In office 5 June 1959 – 18 October 1963
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Ong Pang Boon
Minister of Health
In office 18 October 1963 – 1968
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	K.M. Byrnes
Personal details
Born	24 June 1918 Seremban, British Malaya
Died	29 June 2012 (aged 94) Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party (1959-1980)
Spouse(s)	Kwa Geok Lan (柯玉兰) (1939-2012, his death)
Children	2 daughters
Alma mater	Raffles College

Yong Nyuk Lin (simplified Chinese: 杨玉麟; traditional Chinese: 楊玉麟; pinyin: Yáng Yùlín; 24 June 1918-29 June 2012) was a Singaporean politician.^[1] He was born in Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia and studied in Singapore. He was the general manager of Overseas Assurance Company when he resigned to stand for elections in 1959. He became the Member of Parliament for Geylang West. He was in Singapore's first cabinet and served as a minister from 1959 to 1976. His portfolios included Education, Health and Communications. From 1975 to 1977, Mr. Yong was appointed Singapore's High Commissioner to UK.^[2]

References

1. "Yong Nyuk Lin, member of Singapore's first Cabinet, dies". Channel NewsAsia. 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
2. "Cabinet Changes Over The Decade" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 2015-07-09.

External links

• Speeches by Yong Nyuk Lin