Ong Ye Kung Bio, Age, Career, Appointments, Net Worth, Family

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Ong Ye Kung biography-Singaporean politician and former civil servant, Ong Ye Kung was born on November 15th, 1969 in Singapore.

Before receiving a Bachelor of Science in economics from the London School of Economics in 1991, Ong attended Maris Stella High School and Raffles Junior College.

He earned his Master of Business Administration in 1999 from the Lausanne, Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development.

Ong Ye Kung nationality
Ong was born in Singapore. He is a Singaporean.

Ong Ye Kung age
Ong was born on November 15th, 1969, hence he is currently 53 years of age.

Ong Ye Kung net worth
Ong has a net worth estimated to be about $5 million.

Ong Ye Kung education
Ong attended the Marris Stella High School and Raffles Junior College before graduating from the London School of Economics in 1991 with a Bachelor of Science degree in economics.

He earned his Master of Business Administration in 1999 from the Lausanne, Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development.

Ong Ye Kung career
Between 1993 and 1999, Ong worked his way up the corporate ladder at the Ministry of Communications. He was the deputy chief negotiator for the Singapore-United States Free Trade Agreement, which was concluded in May 2003, and he held the position of director of trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry from 2000 and 2003.

Between 2002 to 2004, he served as deputy prime minister Lee Hsien Loong’s principal private secretary. Between 2005 to 2008, Ong also held the position of Workforce Development Agency CEO.

The National Trades Union Congress hired him as its Assistant Secretary-General after that. As a member of a five-person People’s Action Party (PAP) team headed by George Yeo, Ong ran for office in the Aljunied GRC for the 2011 general election.

Ong continued to work with the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) after the 2011 general election, and in June of that year, he was promoted to deputy secretary-general.

Ong participated in the 2015 general election as one of the five PAP candidates running in the Sembawang GRC, which was seen as being safer for him.

Ong was named Senior Minister of State for Defense and Acting Minister of Education (Higher Education and Skills) on October 1st, 2015.

In addition to serving as Minister for Education (Higher Education and Skills) alongside Ng Chee Meng, who was Minister for Education (Schools), he was appointed to Second Minister for Defense on November 1, 2016.

The two education positions were combined into one on May 1, 2018, and Ong was appointed minister of education. At the same time, Ong also gave up his position as second minister of defense.

Ong succeeded Khaw Boon Wan as Minister of Transport and Anchor Minister of Sembawang GRC on July 27, 2020, when he resigned from his position as Minister of Education.

Ong was named co-chair of the multi-ministerial group established on 22 January 2020 to oversee the COVID-19 pandemic in Singapore on April 23, 2021.

Many believed that Ong was among the most likely candidates to succeed Heng Swee Keat as head of the fourth-generation (4G) team, but it eventually turned out that Finance Minister Lawrence Wong had the most support in comparison to the other contenders.

Ong Ye Kung appointments
Below are the appointments earned by Ong Ye Kung throughout his career;

*Board Member, Monetary Authority of Singapore (29 Aug 2016 – 31 May 2019)
*Board Member, SMRT Corporation (2006–2014) As an independent director, he was appointed to head an internal investigation into the major train disruptions between 15 and 17 December 2011.
*Chairman, Employment and Employability Institute.
*Adviser, National Transport Workers Union (NTWU), Singapore Industrial and Services Employees Union (SISEU), and Attractions, Resorts & Entertainment Union (AREU).
*Executive Secretary, National Transport Workers’ Union and the Singapore Manual and Mercantile Workers’ Union.
Ong Ye Kung family and siblings
Ong was born to Ong Lian Teng and Mdm Ng Soo Lung. We have no information regarding his siblings.

Ong Ye Kung wife
Ong is married to Diana Kuik Sin Leng.

Ong Ye Kung children
Ong has two daughters.

Ong Ye Kung social media
Ong can be found on Instagram as @ongyekung with 115K followers.