Singapore founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Updated: 2015-03-23 04:34
(chinadaily.com.cn)
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Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew attends a book launch at the Istana in Singapore, on Aug. 6, 2013. Singapore's former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew launched a new book One Man's View of the World Tuesday at the Istana in Singapore. [Photo/Xinhua] |
Even after Lee retired, he continued to work for the government, first as "senior minister," a non-executive advisory post created for him, and from 2004 until 2011 as "minister mentor".
He is still an MP for the port district of Tanjong Pagar but retired from advisory roles in government in 2011.
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