George Yeo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Singaporean business executive and former politician
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Place of Birth: Singapore
About George Yeo
- George Yeo Yong-Boon (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Yáng Róng Wén; born 13 September 1954) is a Singaporean business executive and a former politician.
- He is the current chairman and executive director of Kerry Logistics Network.
- Yeo was also the Chancellor of Nalanda University and member of the University Governing Board (earlier the Nalanda Mentor Group). Yeo represented the People's Action Party (PAP) in the Singapore parliament as a member of the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency from 1988 until in 2011, where his team was defeated to the opposition Workers' Party (led by then-Secretary General Low Thia Khiang), after which he announced his retirement from politics.
- During his time as an MP, Yeo was made a Cabinet member for Information and the Arts (1991–99), Health (1994–97), Trade and Industry (1999–2004) and Foreign Affairs (2004–11) Prior to entering Parliament, Yeo was a Brigadier-General in the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF).
- He served as the Chief of Staff of the RSAF from 1985 to 1986, and as the Director of Joint Operations and Planning at the Ministry of Defence from 1986 to 1988.
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