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Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (1923–2015)

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Lee Kuan Yew, born Harry Li in Singapore on September 16, 1923, was a Singaporean statesperson, lawyer, philosopher, and autobiographer. A member of the People's Action Party, he held the positions of Prime Minister of Singapore, Senior Minister, and Minister Mentor. He was educated at Raffles Institution, Fitzwilliam College, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and the University of Cambridge.

He married Kwa Geok Choo, with whom he had three children: Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling. Lee spoke Japanese, Singaporean Mandarin, Singaporean Hokkien, and Malay. He was agnostic and received the Order of Honour, Order of the Badge of Honour, Order of Friendship, and an Ig Nobel Prize. He died of natural causes due to pneumonia at Singapore General Hospital on March 23, 2015.

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Born: 1923
Died: 2015
Works: 56

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Family name: Lee
Gender: male
Citizenship: Singapore
Place of birth: Singapore
Place of death: Singapore General Hospital
Spouse: Kwa Geok Choo
Child: Lee Wei Ling
Occupation: statesperson
Position held: Minister Mentor
Educated at: University of London
Employer: University of Cambridge
Political party: People's Action Party
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: agnosticism
Award: Global Citizen Awards
Image: Lee Kuan Yew.jpg

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Commons category: Lee Kuan Yew
date of birth: 1923-09-16
date of death: 2015-03-23
Commons gallery: Lee Kuan Yew
cause of death: pneumonia
manner of death: natural causes
name in native language: 李光耀
honorific suffix: Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
relative: Lee Choo Neo
P10632: Lee Kuan Yew
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
medical condition: dyslexia
P12749: Stipa borysthenica

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Encyclopedic overview

Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar GRC In office 21 August 1991 – 23 March 2015 Preceded byConstituency established Succeeded byPAP held MajorityAll elections: N/A (walkover) Member of Parliament for Tanjong Pagar SMC In office 2 April 1955 – 26 April 1957 Preceded byConstituency established In office 29 June 1957 – 14 August 1991 Succeeded byConstituency abolished Majority 1955: 5,121 (66.53%)

1957: 3,392 (49.51%)

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