Age, Biography and Wiki
Desmond Lee was born on 15 July, 1976 in Singapore, is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. Discover Desmond Lee's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
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| Occupation |
Politician |
| Age |
47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
| Born |
15 July 1976 |
| Birthday |
15 July |
| Birthplace |
Singapore |
| Nationality |
Singapore
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He is a member of famous Politician with the age 47 years old group.
Desmond Lee Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Desmond Lee height not available right now. We will update Desmond Lee's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
| Weight |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
| Family |
| Parents |
Lee Yock Suan (father) |
| Wife |
Not Available |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
3 |
Desmond Lee Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Desmond Lee worth at the age of 47 years old? Desmond Lee’s income source is mostly from being a successful Politician. He is from Singapore. We have estimated Desmond Lee's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Politician |
Desmond Lee Social Network
Timeline
Desmond Lee Ti-Seng (born 15 July 1976) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister for National Development since 2020.
Lee was educated at Anglo-Chinese School (Junior), Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the National University of Singapore in 2001 with a Bachelor of Laws with first class honours degree.
He subsequently went on to complete a Bachelor of Civil Law degree at the University of Oxford.
Upon his graduation from the NUS Faculty of Law in 2001, Lee served as a law clerk to a justice at the Supreme Court before serving as a deputy public prosecutor in the Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC).
Lee served as deputy director of the Legal Branch of the Ministry of Health (MOH) between 2005 and 2009 before being transferred to the Ministry of Law (MinLaw), where he served as deputy director of the Legal Policy Division until 2011.
He made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won with 66.96% of the vote.
In March 2011, Lee joined Temasek Holdings as an associate director in the Legal and Regulations Department.
Lee left Temasek Holdings and made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a five-member People's Action Party (PAP) team contesting in Jurong GRC and won 66.96% of the vote.
Lee was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament representing the Jurong Spring division of Jurong GRC.
Following the 2011 general election, Lee served as a member of the Government Parliamentary Committees for Culture, Community and Youth, Home Affairs, Law, and Social and Family Development.
On 1 September 2013, Lee was appointed Minister of State for National Development.
At the 2015 general election, Lee was re-elected as a Member of Parliament for Jurong GRC.
The PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC won 79.3% of the vote.
In October 2015, Lee was promoted to Senior Minister of State for National Development, and was appointed Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs.
He was also Deputy Leader of the House from October 2015 to June 2020.
He had held various political positions in the Ministry of National Development and Ministry of Home Affairs before he was made full member of the Cabinet on 1 May 2017.
Lee's father is Lee Yock Suan, a former Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister.
Lee also has Peranakan ancestry from his mother's side.
On 1 May 2017, he was appointed full minister and took up the portfolio of Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for National Development.
On 11 September 2017, Lee relinquished his portfolio in the Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of Home Affairs, and became Minister for Social and Family Development while retaining his portfolio as Second Minister for National Development.
A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC since 2020.
A lawyer by profession, Lee had worked at various public-sector institutions, including the Supreme Court, Attorney-General's Chambers and Temasek Holdings before entering politics.
At the 2020 general election, Lee was part of the five-member PAP team contested in West Coast GRC and won with 51.69% of the vote.
He was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament representing the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC.
Following a Cabinet reshuffle on 27 July 2020, Lee succeeded Lawrence Wong as Minister for National Development and took on an additional newly created role of Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration under the Ministry of Social and Family Development.
On 8 November 2020, Lee, along with Lawrence Wong, were both elected into the PAP's Central Executive Committee for the first time.
Lee is married with three children.
