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[td]==Career==[/td] [td]He worked for Singapore's [[Economic Development Board]] (EDB) from 1972 to 1975, before entering the private sector. He entered politics in 1984. At the [[1984 Singaporean general election|1984 general election]], Yeo was elected a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah constituency. In 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].[/td]
[td]Yeo worked for Singapore's [[Economic Development Board]] (EDB) from 1972 to 1975, before entering the private sector. He entered politics in 1984. At the [[1984 Singaporean general election|1984 general election]], Yeo was elected a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah constituency. In 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Hui Leng |date=23 May 2006 |title=It's goodbye for some |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20060523-1.2.5.3 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] |pages=3}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1988, Yeo became the Acting [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Minister for Health]], before becoming a full member of the Cabinet in 1990. He went on to hold a number of different Cabinet positions including [[Minister of Health]] (1990β94, 1997β99), [[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Minister for Community Development]] (1991β94), [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] (1994β97), [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Minister for the Environment]] (1997β99), [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister for Communications and Information Technology]] (1999β2001), and [[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Minister for Transport]] (2001β06).[/td]
[td]In 1988, Yeo became the Acting [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Minister for Health]], before becoming a full member of the Cabinet in 1990. He went on to hold a number of different Cabinet positions including [[Minister of Health]] (1990β94, 1997β99), [[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Minister for Community Development]] (1991β94), [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] (1994β97), [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Minister for the Environment]] (1997β99), [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister for Communications and Information Technology]] (1999β2001), and [[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Minister for Transport]] (2001β06).[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In June 2006, after the announcement of the new [[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Cabinet of SIngapore]], [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] said Yeo had intended to retire from politics but had persuaded him to continue as a MP after stepping down from the Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Hui Leng |date=23 May 2006 |title=It's goodbye for some |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20060523-1.2.5.3 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hasnita A. Majid |title=PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up |date=22 May 2006 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007100...ories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |archive-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]]}}.</ref> He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament for the [[Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency]] until 2011, when he retired from politics.[/td]
[td]In June 2006, after the announcement of the new [[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Cabinet of SIngapore]], [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] said Yeo had intended to retire from politics but had persuaded him to continue as a MP after stepping down from the Cabinet.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Hasnita A. Majid |title=PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up |date=22 May 2006 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007100...ories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |archive-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]]}}.</ref> He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament for the [[Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency]] until 2011, when he retired from politics.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td]==Career==[/td] [td]He worked for Singapore's [[Economic Development Board]] (EDB) from 1972 to 1975, before entering the private sector. He entered politics in 1984. At the [[1984 Singaporean general election|1984 general election]], Yeo was elected a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah constituency. In 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].[/td]
[td]Yeo worked for Singapore's [[Economic Development Board]] (EDB) from 1972 to 1975, before entering the private sector. He entered politics in 1984. At the [[1984 Singaporean general election|1984 general election]], Yeo was elected a Member of Parliament for Hong Kah constituency. In 1985, he was appointed a Minister of State at the [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Ministry of Health]] and [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Hui Leng |date=23 May 2006 |title=It's goodbye for some |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20060523-1.2.5.3 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] |pages=3}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In 1988, Yeo became the Acting [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Minister for Health]], before becoming a full member of the Cabinet in 1990. He went on to hold a number of different Cabinet positions including [[Minister of Health]] (1990β94, 1997β99), [[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Minister for Community Development]] (1991β94), [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] (1994β97), [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Minister for the Environment]] (1997β99), [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister for Communications and Information Technology]] (1999β2001), and [[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Minister for Transport]] (2001β06).[/td]
[td]In 1988, Yeo became the Acting [[Ministry of Health (Singapore)|Minister for Health]], before becoming a full member of the Cabinet in 1990. He went on to hold a number of different Cabinet positions including [[Minister of Health]] (1990β94, 1997β99), [[Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports|Minister for Community Development]] (1991β94), [[Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore)|Minister for Trade and Industry]] (1994β97), [[Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources|Minister for the Environment]] (1997β99), [[Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts|Minister for Communications and Information Technology]] (1999β2001), and [[Ministry of Transport (Singapore)|Minister for Transport]] (2001β06).[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]In June 2006, after the announcement of the new [[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Cabinet of SIngapore]], [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] said Yeo had intended to retire from politics but had persuaded him to continue as a MP after stepping down from the Cabinet.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tan |first=Hui Leng |date=23 May 2006 |title=It's goodbye for some |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20060523-1.2.5.3 |access-date=26 June 2025 |work=[[Today (website)|Today]] |pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Hasnita A. Majid |title=PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up |date=22 May 2006 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007100...ories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |archive-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]]}}.</ref> He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament for the [[Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency]] until 2011, when he retired from politics.[/td]
[td]In June 2006, after the announcement of the new [[Second Lee Hsien Loong Cabinet|Cabinet of SIngapore]], [[Prime Minister of Singapore]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]] said Yeo had intended to retire from politics but had persuaded him to continue as a MP after stepping down from the Cabinet.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news |author=Hasnita A. Majid |title=PM Lee announces changes to Cabinet line-up |date=22 May 2006 |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |access-date=13 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2007100...ories/singaporelocalnews/print/209664/1/.html |archive-date=1 October 2007 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[CNA (TV network)|Channel NewsAsia]]}}.</ref> He continued to serve as a Member of Parliament for the [[Hong Kah Group Representation Constituency]] until 2011, when he retired from politics.[/td] [td][/td]
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