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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 and Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration since 2018. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Boon Lay division of West Coast GRC since 2020, and previously represented the Jurong Spring division of Jurong GRC from 2011 to 2020.
Early life and education
Lee was born in Singapore to Lee Yock Suan, a former Cabinet minister. He studied at Raffles Institution before completing a Bachelor of Laws degree at the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 2001. He was called to the Singapore Bar in 2002. Later, he earned a Master of Laws degree from University College London (UCL) in 2006.
Legal career
Lee started his career as a Justices' Law Clerk and Deputy Public Prosecutor at the Attorney-General's Chambers. He later worked at the Ministry of Health and subsequently became a partner at Allen & Gledhill, a major law firm in Singapore.
Political career
Early years and ministerial appointments
Lee entered politics in the 2011 general election as part of a PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC, which won with 66.96% of the vote. He was elected as the MP for Jurong Spring and later appointed as Minister of State for National Development in 2013. He was promoted to Senior Minister of State in 2015.
In 2017, Lee was appointed Minister for Social and Family Development. The following year, he was also designated as Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration.
Minister for National Development
In the 2020 general election, Lee contested in West Coast GRC and was elected as MP for Boon Lay. He was then appointed Minister for National Development, overseeing housing, urban planning, and environmental sustainability. His tenure has focused on public housing policies, community development, and urban resilience.
Personal life
Lee is married with children. He is known for his advocacy in social services, urban development, and community welfare.
Residents' disappointment over Palestine
Residents from Boon Lay in West Coast GRC felt disappointed with Desmond after he was unable to meet them during the Meet-the-People (MTP) session. They came to see the MP to discuss Singapore's relation with Israel academic institutions and support for the Palestinian Scholarship Initiative.
The Israel-Gaza attack—which has been going on for more than a year and killing more than 47,000 people—has raised global concerns. The residents who came to discuss with Desmond expressed their disappointment with the MP in its Instagram account, questioning the MP's refusal to arrange the future appointment with its people.[1]
Criticism over HDB price hike
Singaporeans criticized Desmond for blaming psychological factors behind the rise in the HDB (Housing and Development Board). They blamed the government for failing to tackle the structural and economic issues pushing the house price to jump.
Previously, Desmond said that psychological factors related to media coverage on recent high-profile transactions and record resale prices had triggered the increase in HDB resale price.[2]