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Wong Ming Yang (1951 - 28 October 1982) was the first wife of Singapore's Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong and the mother of Li Xiuqi and Li Yipeng. She was a doctor at Addenbrookes Hospital in Cambridge, the United Kingdom at the time of her marriage to Lee Hsien Loong.
Lee married his first wife, Wong Ming Yang, a Malaysian-born physician, on 20 May 1978. They have a daughter and a son, Li Xiuqi, born in 1981, and Li Yipeng, born in 1982. Three weeks after giving birth to their son, Wong died of a heart attack on 28 October 1982, at the age of 31.
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Apr 15, 2024 · He had married in 1978 Dr Wong Ming Yang, who died in 1982 at age 31, leaving behind two young children, a daughter and a son. He later married Ho Ching in 1985, and they have two sons.
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Oct 4, 2020 · In a rare interview, Lee Suet Fern reveals how she felt about her mother-in-law Wong Ming Yang, who died in 1982, and her father-in-law Lee Kuan Yew. She also shares anecdotes about their family dinners, birthdays and interactions.
Jan 19, 2016 · DPM Lee Hsien Loong talks about his late wife Wang Ming Yang, who died in 1982, and how she was his wife, lover, companion and confidante. He also shares his memories of her funeral, his fight with cancer, and his work-life balance.
May 4, 2023 · Xiuqi, a daughter of Mr Lee Hsien Loong’s late first wife, Wong Ming Yang, was a Protestant. George Yeo and his wife are Catholics. Xiuqi had heard of Frederick’s condition from her father, recalled Mr Yeo. “I agreed of course and we prayed on the spot where we were standing as there were few people around us,” he said.
