Brig-Gen Lee Hsien Loong addressing fellow Gunners during the farewell parade held in his honour, September 1984
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This is a picture of Brigadier-General Lee Hsien Loong, delivering his speech during the farewell parade held in his honour on 21 September 1984. The eldest son of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, he was selected as a President's Scholar in 1970 and the first Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholar. He served as Chief of Staff of the General Staff (1982-1984); Director of Joint Operations and Plans Directorate (1983-1984); Political Secretary for Defence (September 1984); Minister of State for Defence (1984-December 1986) and the Trade and Industry (1984-1986); Acting Minister (April-December 1986) and later Minister (January 1987-1992) for Trade and Industry; Prime Minister (2004-to date); Second Minister for Defence (January 1987-1990); Minister for Finance (2001-2007); Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (1998-2004); People's Action Party Member of Parliament for Teck Ghee (1984-1991) and Ang Mo Kio GRC (1991-to date); and Member (1986-1989), Second Assistant Secretary-General (1989-1992), First Assistant Secretary-General (1992-2004) and later Secretary-General of the People's Action Party Central Executive Committee (2004-to date).Title devised by Library staff.