Yeo Cheow Tong

Yeo Cheow Tong
姚照东
Minister for Transport[1]
In office
23 November 2001 – 29 May 2006
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded byhimself (post renamed from Minister for Communications and Information Technology)
Succeeded byRaymond Lim
Minister for Communications and Information Technology
In office
3 June 1999 – 22 November 2001
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byMah Bow Tan
Succeeded byhimself (as Minister for Transport)
Minister for the Environment
In office
25 January 1997 – 2 June 1999
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byTeo Chee Hean
Succeeded byLee Yock Suan
Minister for Health
In office
28 November 1990 – 31 December 1993
Acting: 1 January 1987 - 27 November 1990
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byGeorge Yeo
Succeeded byLim Hng Kiang
Minister for Trade and Industry
In office
1 January 1994 – 24 January 1997
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byS. Dhanabalan
Succeeded byGeorge Yeo
Minister for Community Development
In office
7 September 1991 – 31 December 1993
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded bySeet Ai Mee
Succeeded byAbdullah Tarmugi
Minister for Health
In office
28 November 1990 – 31 December 1993
Prime MinisterGoh Chok Tong
Preceded byRichard Hu Tsu Tau
Succeeded byGeorge Yeo
Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
In office
13 September 1988 – 27 November 1990
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah SMC
In office
22 December 1984 – 17 August 1988
Preceded bySeat Created
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Hong Kah GRC
(Yew Tee)
In office
24 August 1988 – 19 April 2011
Preceded bySeat Created
Succeeded bySeat Abolished
Personal details
Born (1947-06-22) 22 June 1947 (age 77)
Colony of Singapore
SpouseHelen Yeo-Tan Cheng Hoong
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia[1]
OccupationPolitician

Yeo Cheow Tong (simplified Chinese: 姚照东; traditional Chinese: 姚照東; pinyin: Yáo Zhàodōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iô Chiàu-tong; born 22 June 1947) is a former Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1990 to 2006, and was a Member of Parliament (MP) of Hong Kah SMC from 12 December 1984 to 17 August 1988 and MP of Hong Kah GRC from 24 August 1988 to 19 April 2011 for almost 27 years.

  1. ^ a b "Yeo Cheow Tong: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg News. Archived from the original on 2018-12-03.