Yeo Cheow Tong

姚照东Minister for Transport^[1]In office
23 November 2001 – 29 May 2006Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded byhimself (post renamed from Minister for Communications and Information Technology)Succeeded byRaymond LimMinister for Communications and Information TechnologyIn office
3 June 1999 – 22 November 2001Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byMah Bow TanSucceeded byhimself (as Minister for Transport)Minister for the EnvironmentIn office
25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byTeo Chee HeanSucceeded byLee Yock SuanMinister for HealthIn office
28 November 1990 – 31 December 1993
Acting: 1 January 1987 - 27 November 1990Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byGeorge YeoSucceeded byLim Hng KiangMinister for Trade and IndustryIn office
1 January 1994 – 24 January 1997Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byS. DhanabalanSucceeded byGeorge YeoMinister for Community DevelopmentIn office
7 September 1991 – 31 December 1993Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded bySeet Ai MeeSucceeded byAbdullah TarmugiMinister for HealthIn office
28 November 1990 – 31 December 1993Prime MinisterGoh Chok TongPreceded byRichard Hu Tsu TauSucceeded byGeorge YeoSenior Minister of State for Foreign AffairsIn office
13 September 1988 – 27 November 1990Prime MinisterLee Kuan YewMember of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah SMCIn office
22 December 1984 – 17 August 1988Preceded bySeat CreatedSucceeded bySeat AbolishedMember of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah GRC
(Yew Tee)In office
24 August 1988 – 19 April 2011Preceded bySeat CreatedSucceeded bySeat Abolished Personal detailsBorn (1947-06-22) 22 June 1947 (age 76)
Colony of SingaporeSpouseHelen Yeo-Tan Cheng HoongChildren3Alma materUniversity of Western Australia^[1]OccupationPolitician

Yeo Cheow Tong (simplified Chinese: 姚照东; traditional Chinese: 姚照東; pinyin: Yáo Zhàodōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iô Chiàu-tong; born 22 June 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1990 to 2006, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Hong Kah SMC from 12 December 1984 to 17 August 1988 and MP of Hong Kah GRC from 24 August 1988 to 19 April 2011 for almost 27 years.

Early life

Yeo was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, before receiving a Colombo Plan Scholarship^[2] in 1967 to study at the University of Western Australia, where he received a Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) degree.^{[citation needed]}

Career

He worked for Singapore's Economic Development Board (EDB) from 1972 to 1975, before entering the private sector. He entered politics in 1984. At the 1984 general election, Yeo was elected a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah constituency. In 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State at the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 1988, Yeo became the Acting Minister for Health, before becoming a full member of the Cabinet in 1990. He went on to hold a number of different Cabinet positions including Minister of Health (1990–94, 1997–99), Minister for Community Development (1991–94), Minister for Trade and Industry (1994–97), Minister for the Environment (1997–99), Minister for Communications and Information Technology (1999–2001), and Minister for Transport (2001–06).

In June 2006, Yeo resigned from the Cabinet to return to the private sector. He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament for the Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency until 2011, when he retired from politics. He was succeeded by Alex Yam in the 2011 Singaporean general election.

Personal life

Yeo is married to lawyer Helen Yeo-Tan Cheng Hoong. The couple have three children and 6 grandchildren.^{[citation needed]}

References

External links

• Appointments of the Cabinet of Singapore
• CV of Yeo Cheow Tong

Political offices
Preceded by Richard Hu Tsu Tau	Minister for Health 1988-1990 (Acting) 1990-1993	Succeeded by George Yeo
Preceded by Seet Ai Mei	Minister for Community Development 1991–1993	Succeeded by Abdullah Tarmugi
Preceded by S. Dhanabalan	Minister for Trade and Industry 1994-1997	Succeeded by George Yeo
Preceded by George Yeo	Minister for Health 1997-1999	Succeeded by Lim Hng Kiang
Preceded by Teo Chee Hean	Minister for the Environment 1997-1999	Succeeded by Lee Yock Suan
Preceded by Mah Bow Tan	Minister for Communications and Information Technology 1999-2001	Succeeded by Post renamed to Minister for Transport
Preceded by Post renamed from Ministry of Communications and Information Technology	Minister for Transport 2001-2006	Succeeded by Raymond Lim