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Lui Tuck Yew

Politician

Lui Tuck Yew is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Lui Tuck Yew · لوى توك يو · ルィ・タックユー · 吕德耀				[sources]
Alias	Lî Tet-yeu · Lū Tek-iāu · ルィ・タックユー · 吕德耀				[sources]
Weak alias	呂徳耀 · 呂德耀				[sources]
Birth date	1961-08-16				[sources]
Place of birth	Singapore				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Singapore				[sources]
Country	Singapore				[sources]
Citizenship	Singapore				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q1876076				[sources]
Position	Ambassador to the US · Chief of Navy (1999-2003) · Member of the Parliament of Singapore · Parliament (member, 2006-2011) · Parliament (member, 2011-2015)				[sources]
Education	Anglo-Chinese School · The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy · Trinity College · University of Cambridge				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Singaporean politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Ambassador to the US	-	-
Member of Parliament	2011-10-10

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US CIA World Leaders11,021

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,845

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories380,925

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: evpo-6c6d0460-c118-4d49-81cb-285fcb988233 · us-cia-singapore-lui-tuck-yew-ambassador-to-the-us

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