Lee Chiong Giam
Lee Chiong Giam (1941/2 – 10 March 2021) was a Singaporean diplomat and civil servant. Lee was part of the country's first generation of diplomats following independence in 1965. He served as the
Lee received his bachelor's degree in pharmacy in 1965.
He was promoted as Director of the regional and economic offices at Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1975 to 1982.[1]
In 1990, Lee was part of the delegation sent to the
According to Singaporean diplomat
In 1982, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew appointed Lee as executive director of the People's Association (PA), a position he held from 1982 until 1999.[1] He was awarded the gold Pingat Pentadbiran Awam (Public Administration Medal) in 1999 when he stepped down from the position.[1] Lee Chiong Giam also received the Bintang Bakti Masyarakat (Public Service Star) in 2012.[1]
Lee stepped down as deputy secretary of the MFA in 2011 and retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in 2014, but remained active in civil and international affairs.[1][2] He later served on the boards of directors for Creative Malay Arts and Culture and the Puan Noor Aishah Intercultural Institute.[1]
Personal life
Lee was married to Geok Lan and had three children.[1][2]
In February 2021, Lee fell and hit his head at a gas station in Singapore.[1] He spent two weeks in a coma, but died from complications of the fall on 10 March 2021, at the age of 79.[1]