Appointment of Ambassador to the People's Republic of China
31 October 2019
The Government has appointed Mr Lui Tuck Yew as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
Mr Lui was Singapore’s Ambassador to Japan from June 2017 to October 2019. He served as Minister for Transport from 2011 to 2015, and concurrently Second Minister for Defence in 2015. He was Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts from 2009 to 2011, and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012. Mr Lui was first elected Member of Parliament in 2006. He served as Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts until 2009.
Prior to joining politics, Mr Lui was Chief Executive Officer in the Housing and Development Board from 2005 to 2006. From 2003 to 2005, he was Chief Executive in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore and concurrently Deputy Secretary (Land) in the Ministry of Transport. In 1999, Mr Lui was appointed Chief of Navy, a position he held till 2003.
Mr Lui graduated from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in 1983 with a degree in Chemistry. In 1993, he obtained a Master in International Relations from the Fletcher School, Tufts University. Mr Lui attended the Command Course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island in 1996.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
31 OCTOBER 2019
Mr Lui Tuck Yew (吕德耀) will be appointed as Singapore’s next Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China.
Mr Lui was Singapore’s Ambassador to Japan from June 2017 to October 2019. He was the Minister for Transport from 2011 to 2015 and concurrently Second Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2011 to 2012 and Second Minister for Defence in 2015. Mr Lui was Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts from 2009 to 2011. He was first elected as Member of Parliament in 2006 and served as a Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts until 2009.
Mr Lui was a Singapore Armed Forces (Overseas) scholar, graduating with a degree in Chemistry from Trinity College, University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom in 1983. He served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN), rising to the position of Chief of Navy in 1999. He obtained a Master of Arts (International Relations) from the Fletcher School, Tufts University in the United States of America in 1993. He also attended the Command Course at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island in 1996.
Mr Lui was appointed Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore in 2003 and concurrently Deputy Secretary (Land), Ministry of Transport. He joined the Housing and Development Board (HDB) as Chief Executive Officer in 2005.
Mr Lui is married to Soo Fen and has two children. He enjoys travelling, reading, cricket, baseball and American football.
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October 2019
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