Lee Chiaw Meng

Lee Chiaw Meng
李昭铭
Lee in 1973
Minister for Science and Technology
In office
2 June 1975 – 31 December 1976
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byToh Chin Chye
Succeeded byJek Yeun Thong
Minister for Education
In office
16 September 1972 – 1 June 1975
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byLim Kim San
Succeeded byToh Chin Chye
Minister of State for Education
In office
1970–1972
MinisterLim Kim San
Parliamentary Secretary for Education
In office
3 May 1968 – 10 August 1970
MinisterOng Pang Boon
Lim Kim San
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Tanah Merah SMC
In office
13 December 1980 – 4 December 1984
Succeeded byIbrahim Othman (PAP)
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Farrer Park SMC
In office
13 April 1968 – 6 December 1976
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born(1937-02-28)28 February 1937
Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died23 May 2001(2001-05-23) (aged 64)
Singapore
Cause of deathDuodenum cancer
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseLynn Lee
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Malaya (BEng)
University of London (PhD)

Lee Chiaw Meng (Chinese: 李昭铭; pinyin: Lǐ Zhāomíng; 28 February 1937 – 23 May 2001) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister of Education between 1972 and 1975, and Minister of Science and Technology between 1975 and 1976.[1] A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Farrer Park SMC between 1968 and 1976, and Tanah Merah SMC between 1980 and 1984.

  1. ^ "Chiaw Meng dropped". The Straits Times. 31 December 1976. Retrieved 13 November 2018.