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Lee family photo in 1946

The Lee family is a political family of Singapore, with members in public service, politics, law, and business. The most prominent members of the family are Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, and his son, Lee Hsien Loong, the third prime minister.

Other prominent members include:

Family tree

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Family tree of Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Bok Boon
1846–1920		Seow Huan Neo
1850–c. 1931
Lee Hoon Leong
1871–1942		Ko Liem Nio
1883–1959
Lee Chin Koon
1903–1997[1]		Chua Jim Neo
1907–1980
Lee Kuan Yew
1923–2015		Kwa Geok Choo
1920–2010		Dennis Lee Kim Yew
1925-2003[2]		Gloria Lee (Woo) Sau Yin[3]Freddy Lee Thiam Yew
1927-2012[4]		Eleanor Ngo Puay Chin[3]Monica Lee Kim Mon
b. 1929 or 1930[5]		George Chan Chor Cheung[3]Dr Lee Suan Yew
b. 1933[6]		Pamela Chong[3]
Wong Ming Yang
1951–1982[7]		Lee Hsien Loong
b. 1952		Ho Ching
b. 1953		Lee Wei Ling
b. 1955		Lee Hsien Yang
b. 1957		Lim Suet Fern
b. 1958[8]
Li Xiuqi
b. 1981[9]		Li Yipeng
b. 1982[9]		Li Hongyi
b. 1987[9]		Li Haoyi
b. 1989[9]		Li Shengwu
b. 1985[9]		Li Huanwu
b. 1986[9]		Li Shaowu
b. 1995[9]

Relation to other prominent families

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Kwa Geok Choo, the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, is the daughter of Wee Yew Neo,[10][11] who is in turn the sister of Helene Tan, wife of Tan Chin Tuan.[12][13] The Tan's are another prominent family in Singapore, whose members include Tony Tan, the 7th President of Singapore, Tan Kim Seng, a Peranakan businessman, and Mr and Mrs Tan Eng Sian, who the College of Alice and Peter Tan are named after.[14][15]

References

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  1. ^ Chua, Alivin. "Lee Chin Koon". Singapore Infopedia.
  2. ^ "Kuan Yew's brother Dennis dies". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b c d "Mr. Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore, and his family, 1989 – BookSG". National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew bids farewell to brother". Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  5. ^ "The Lee Kuan Yew I remember: His sister Monica Lee, 85". Archived from the original on 8 January 2019. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. ^ Lee Kuan Yew (1998). The Singapore Story. Singapore: Marshall Cavendish.
  7. ^ Chua, Mui Hoong (19 October 2003). "From the archives: Private side of DPM Lee". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  8. ^ Wong, Chun Han (14 July 2017). "Singapore, a Model of Orderly Rule, Is Jolted by a Bitter Family Feud". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g Stolarchuk, Jewel (4 October 2020). "Rare interview: Li Shengwu felt like the first grandson to Mr and Mrs Lee". The Independent Singapore. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Great Peranakans: Fifty Remarkable Lives" (PDF). National Heritage Board. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 June 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "FROM LEFT, ZURIANA AND ORCHID KAMARIAH, DAUGHTERS OF …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "View of service at Bethesda (Katong) Church at junction of …". www.nas.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  13. ^ "FASHIONABLE WEDDING". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  14. ^ "A place in the sun for key Singaporeans?". www.asiaone.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  15. ^ Hermes (10 February 2019). "Shedding light on life and legacy of Peranakan pioneer Tan Kim Seng | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
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