Yeo Ning Hong

Yeo Ning Hong DUBC (Chinese: 杨林丰; pinyin: Yáng Línfēng; born 3 November 1943) is a Singaporean chemist and former politician. He served as Minister for Defence from 1991 to 1994, and Minister for Communications from 1984 to 1991. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kim Seng SMC from 1980 to 1991 and later the Kim Seng division of Kampong Glam GRC from 1991 to 1996.

Yeo Ning Hong DUBC
杨林丰
Minister for Defence
In office 1 July 1991 – 1 July 1994
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Goh Chok Tong
Succeeded by	Lee Boon Yang
Minister for Communications
In office 1 June 1984 – 30 June 1991 Acting: 7 September 1983 – 31 May 1984
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Ong Pang Boon
Succeeded by	Mah Bow Tan
Member of Parliament for Kampong Glam GRC (Kim Seng)
In office 21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Kim Seng SMC
In office 23 December 1980 – 14 August 1991
Preceded by	Ong Leong Boon
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	(1943-11-03) 3 November 1943 (age 81) Singapore, Straits Settlements
Political party	People's Action Party
Alma mater	University of Singapore[1] University of Cambridge (PhD)

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeo.

Education

Yeo studied in University of Singapore and also graduated with a PhD from the University of Cambridge.^[2] He was also a research fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge between 1970 and 1973.

Post political career

Since retiring from politics, Yeo has served as the Executive Chairman of the Singapore Technologies Group and the Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority. He has also published several books under the pen name "Adrian Yeo".^[3]