Wee Toon Boon | |
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黄循文 | |
Member of Parliament for Sepoy Lines | |
In office 8 December 1965 – 11 September 1976 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 25 September 1929 |
Died | 26 May 2013 | (aged 83)
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse | Koh Goh Moy |
Children | 5 |
Wee Toon Boon (Chinese: 黄循文; pinyin: Huáng Xúnwén; 25 September 1929 – 26 May 2013) was a Singaporean politician and Member of Parliament for Sepoy Lines Constituency from 1965 to 1976. A member of the People's Action Party, he also served as Minister of State for Defence and Minister of State for the Environment. In September 1975, he was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to four years and six months in prison, which was reduced to 18 months upon appeal.