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Ong Ye Kung

Singaporean politician
Person human Q7093820

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
November 15, 1969
Place of birth
Singapore
Country of citizenship
Singapore[4]
Occupation
politician
Employer
Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Trade and Industry, Singapore Workforce Development Agency, National Trades Union Congress, Keppel Ltd.[8][9][10][11][12]
Position held
Member of the Parliament of Singapore, Minister for Health, Minister for Education, Minister for Education, Minister for Transport, Co-ordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies[5][6][7]
Educated at
London School of Economics and Political Science, Maris Stella High School, Raffles Institution, International Institute for Management Development[13][14][15][16]
Member of political party
People's Action Party[18]
Academic degree
Bachelor of Science, Master of Business Administration[19][20]
Candidacy in election
2011 Singaporean general election, 2015 Singaporean general election, 2020 Singaporean general election, 2025 Singaporean general election[24][25][26][27]
Family name
Wang, Ong[21][22]
Relative
Xie Yaoquan[23]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ong Ye Kung he אונג יה קונג ja 王乙康
🔖 Identifiers · 11
VIAF cluster ID
2035156317454402350005
GND ID
1190236877
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ong Ye Kung at the 2018 G20 Education Ministerial Meeting.jpg ↗
CNA topic ID
ong-ye-kung
Facebook username
ongyekung
Freebase ID
/m/0gyxbbx
Instagram username
ongyekung
National Library Board Singapore ID
person/7435e086-3e4a-406d-850f-224e0e826c94
National Library Board Singapore ID (former scheme)
okoTBlyi9ZI
OpenSanctions ID
Ong Ye Kung
TikTok username
ongyekung

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Candidacy in election 4
2020 Singaporean general election, 2025 Singaporean general election, 2011 Singaporean general election, 2015 Singaporean general election
Employer 3
Keppel Ltd., Ministry of Communications and Information, Ministry of Trade and Industry
Academic degree 2
Master of Business Administration, Bachelor of Science
Educated at 2
London School of Economics and Political Science, International Institute for Management Development
Country of citizenship 1
Singapore
Family name 1
Wang
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
People's Action Party
Occupation 1
politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Ong Ye Kung
Place of birth 1
Singapore
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Ong Ye Kung was born on November 15, 1969[1], in Singapore[2]. He has worked as a politician[3].

FAQs

Where was Ong Ye Kung born?

Ong Ye Kung's place of birth was Singapore[2].

What did Ong Ye Kung do for work?

Ong Ye Kung worked as a politician[3].

Where did Ong Ye Kung go to school?

Ong Ye Kung was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science[13], Maris Stella High School[14], Raffles Institution[15], and International Institute for Management Development[16].

Related Entities

International Institute for Management Development Singapore

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved . parliament.gov.sg. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . straitstimes.com. Retrieved . straitstimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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