Li shengwu lee kuan yew biography
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Lee family (Singapore)
Singapore political family
The Lee family ([li&#;]; Chinese: 李; pinyin: Lǐ) is a political family in Singapore, with members prominent in Singaporean politics, public service, law, business and academia. Lee Kuan Yew served as the first prime minister of Singapore and his eldest son Lee Hsien Loong served as the third prime minister.
Family tree
[edit]Government offices held
[edit]- Lee Kuan Yew: Member of Parliament –; Leader of the Opposition, –; Prime Minister of Singapore, –; Senior Minister of Singapore, –; Minister Mentor of Singapore, –
- Lee Hsien Loong: Member of Parliament –; Acting Minister for Trade and Industry, ; Second Minister for Defence (Services), –; Minister for Trade and Industry, –; Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, –; Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, –; Minister for Finance, –; Prime Minister of Singapore, –; Senior Minister of Singapore, –
- Lee Wei Ling: Director of the National Neuroscience Inst
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Q&A: Lee Kuan Yew’s legacy, Singapore’s future and a family feud
The rich and modern metropolis of Singapore is frequently described as an “economic miracle”.
When Lee Kuan Yew, the principal architect and first prime minister of the wealthy island state, died in , over a million Singaporean residents turned out to honour his memory and his accomplishments – not the least of was the creation of an effective and largely incorrupt government and civil service, which proved a huge magnet to foreign investors.
But with economic pressures increasing amid a growing appetite for greater democracy, Lee Kuan Yew’s complex legacy is coming under scrutiny.
That scrutiny has been given an extra edge over the past few months because of a bitter family dispute between Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his two younger siblings about what should happen to the house in which Lee spent most of his life.
This week, a ministerial committee laid out a range of options for the Ox
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New Naratif translates The Initium’s interview (paywall) with Li Shengwu in full, with minor edits, additional commentary and notes by New Naratif. Our thanks to The Initum for permission to republish this article.
The fiery feud between members of Singapore’s first family has spread its flame to its third generation. What happened to Lee Kuan Yew’s spiritual values and political legacy?
By Li Jiajia, a Boston-based correspondent
In June , a very public quarrel erupted between Lee Kuan Yew’s three children over the future of 38 Oxley Road—the family house of Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore. This sparked great controversy. For nearly a month, the siblings and members of Singapore’s first family engaged in a battle of words online, exposing the family feud to spectators around the world.
The family row later spread to the third generation. Li Shengwu, the nephew of Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and son of Lee Hsien Yang, the PM’s younger brother