Lui Tuck Yew (Chinese: 吕德耀; Jyutping: Leoi5 Dak1 Jiu6; pinyin: Lǚ Déyào; born 16 August 1961)[1] is a Singaporean diplomat, former politician and two-star rear-admiral who has been serving as Singapore Ambassador to the United States since 2023.

[6] He subsequently completed a Master of Arts degree in international relations at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1994.

He left the RSN in 2003 to join the Administrative Service, and was appointed the chief executive officer of the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA).

In 2004, he became the Deputy Secretary (Land) at the Ministry of Transport, while continuing to serve concurrently as the chief executive officer of the MPA.

Lui made his political debut in the 2006 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won uncontested.

[4] Together with former Cabinet ministers Wong Kan Seng, Mah Bow Tan and Raymond Lim, they stepped down from politics after the 2015 general election.