Lee Hee Seng
Edward Lee Hee Seng | |||||||||
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Lee in 1974 | |||||||||
| Chairman of the Housing and Development Board | |||||||||
| In office 2 April 1971 – 1 April 1975 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Pang Tee Pow | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Michael Fam | ||||||||
| Chairman of the Public Service Commission | |||||||||
| In office 1 August 1988 – 1 August 1998 | |||||||||
| Preceded by | Tan Teck Chwee | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Andrew Chew | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | Lee Hee Seng 11 April 1927 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya | ||||||||
| Died | 4 February 2012 (aged 84) Singapore | ||||||||
| Spouse | Dorothy Tan Siew Choon | ||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||
| Alma mater | Administrative Staff College Raffles Institution | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 李喜盛 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 李喜盛 | ||||||||
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Edward Lee Hee Seng DUBC PJG (11 April 1927 – 4 February 2012) was a former Singaporean banker, and chairman of the Public Service Commission from 1988 to 1998. He was also chairman of the Housing and Development Board from 1971 to 1975.
In 1995, Lee succeeded Lien Ying Chow as chairman of the Overseas Union Bank, and was an important stakeholder in the bank, up till the merger with United Overseas Bank (UOB). He retired from UOB in 2003.