Lui Tuck Yew

Lui Tuck Yew
Lui Tuck Yew
吕德耀
	Lui in 2010
Singapore Ambassador to the United States
	In office; 30 May 2023 – 14 September 2023
Minister	Vivian Balakrishnan
Preceded by	Ashok Mirpuri
Singapore Ambassador to China
	In office; 31 October 2019 – April 2023
Minister	Vivian Balakrishnan
Preceded by	Stanley Loh Ka Leung
Succeeded by	Peter Tan Hai Chuan
Singapore Ambassador to Japan
	In office; 1 June 2017 – 31 October 2019
Minister	Vivian Balakrishnan
Preceded by	Chin Siat Yoon
Succeeded by	Peter Tan Hai Chuan
Prime Minister
Ministerial offices
Second Minister for Defence
	In office; 9 April 2015 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister	Ng Eng Hen
Preceded by	Chan Chun Sing
Succeeded by	Ong Ye Kung
Minister for Transport
	In office; 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Raymond Lim
Succeeded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts
	In office; 1 November 2010 – 20 May 2011; Acting: 1 April 2009 – 31 October 2010
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lee Boon Yang
Succeeded by	Yaacob Ibrahim
Preceded by
Parliamentary offices
Member of Parliament; for Moulmein–Kallang GRC; (Moulmein)
	In office; 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament; for Tanjong Pagar GRC; (Moulmein)
	In office; 7 May 2006 – 18 April 2011
Preceded by	Khaw Boon Wan
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Personal details
Born	16 August 1961; State of Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse	Soo Fen
Children	2
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge (BA); Tufts University (MA);
Military service
Branch/service	Republic of Singapore Navy
Years of service	1979–2003
Rank	Rear-Admiral

Lui Tuck Yew (Chinese: 吕德耀; pinyin: Lǚ Déyào; born 16 August 1961) is a Singaporean diplomat, former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023. He previously served as Singapore Ambassador to China between 2019 and 2023, and before that was Ambassador to Japan between 2017 and 2019.

A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Lui served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Moulmein ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC between 2006 and 2011 and later Moulmein–Kallang GRC between 2011 and 2015). He also served as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts between 2009 and 2011, Minister for Transport between 2011 and 2015 and Second Minister for Defence in 2015 before retiring from politics.

Prior to entering politics, Lui served in the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) and served as Chief of Navy between 1999 and 2003, holding the rank of two-star rear-admiral.

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