Jek Yeun Thong

Jek Yeun Thong
易润堂
Jek in 1963
Minister for Science and Technology
In office
31 December 1976 – 25 September 1977
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byLee Chiaw Meng
Succeeded byEdmund W. Barker
Minister for Culture
In office
16 April 1968 – 25 September 1977[1]
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byOthman Wok
Succeeded byOng Teng Cheong (acting)
Minister for Labour
In office
19 October 1963 – 15 April 1968
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byAhmad Ibrahim
Succeeded byS. Rajaratnam
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Queenstown SMC
In office
21 September 1963 – 17 August 1988
Preceded byLee Siew Choh
Succeeded byChay Wai Chuen
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Singapore
In office
2 November 1963[2] – 9 August 1965
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born(1930-07-29)29 July 1930
Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
Died3 June 2018(2018-06-03) (aged 87)
Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
SpouseHuang Kek Chee
Children2
OccupationPolitician

Jek Yeun Thong DUNU (Chinese: 易润堂; pinyin: Yì Rùntáng; 29 July 1930 – 3 June 2018) was a Singaporean politician who served as Minister for Science and Technology between 1976 and 1977, Minister for Culture between 1968 and 1977 and Minister for Labour between 1963 and 1968.

  1. ^ "First 10 cabinet ministers of Singapore" (PDF). National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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