page_title: George Yeo
hierarchical_section_title: George Yeo
caption_attribution_description: English: George Yeo, Singaporean politician
context_page_description: George Yeo Yong-Boon 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.He lost his Member of Parliament seat in 2011 Singapore general election.
  Yeo represented the People's Action Party in the Singapore parliament as a Member of the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency from 1988 until in 2011, where his team was defeated by the opposition Workers' Party, 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, Health, Trade and Industry and Foreign Affairs. He declined to participate in the 2011 Singaporean presidential election.V3 group Limited announced on August 23 2020 that George Yeo will join as Senior Advisor.
  Prior to entering Parliament, Yeo was a Brigadier-General in the Republic of Singapore Air Force. 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.
context_section_description: George Yeo Yong-Boon  (simplified Chinese: 杨荣文; traditional Chinese: 楊榮文; 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).He lost his Member of Parliament seat in 2011 Singapore general election.
  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 by the opposition Workers' Party (helmed 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 (1990–99), Health (1994–97), Trade and Industry (1999–2004) and Foreign Affairs (2004–11). He declined to participate in the 2011 Singaporean presidential election.V3 group Limited announced on August 23 2020 that George Yeo will join as Senior Advisor.
  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.
caption: George Yeo at the World Economic Forum in 2010
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