Goh Keng Swee 吴庆瑞 | |
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2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
In office 1 March 1973 – 3 December 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Toh Chin Chye |
Succeeded by | S. Rajaratnam |
Constituency | Kreta Ayer |
Minister for Education | |
In office 12 February 1979 – 31 May 1980, 1 June 1981 – 3 December 1984 | |
Preceded by | Chua Sian Chin |
Succeeded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
3rd Minister for Defence | |
In office 11 August 1970 – 11 February 1979 | |
Preceded by | Lim Kim San |
Succeeded by | Howe Yoon Chong |
3rd Minister for Finance | |
In office 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970 | |
Preceded by | Lim Kim San |
Succeeded by | Hon Sui Sen |
1st Minister for the Interior and Defence | |
In office 9 August 1965 – 16 August 1967 | |
Preceded by | None (Post newly created) |
Succeeded by | Lim Kim San |
1st Minister for Finance | |
In office 5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965 | |
Preceded by | None (Post newly created) |
Succeeded by | Lim Kim San |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Goh Keng Swee 6 October 1918 Malacca, Straits Settlements |
Died | 14 May 2010 Singapore | (aged 91)
Nationality | Singaporean |
Political party | People's Action Party |
Spouse(s) | Alice Woon (1942–1986), Dr. Phua Swee Liang (from 1991)[1] |
Children | Goh Kian Chee[1] |
Alma mater | Anglo-Chinese School (SC), Raffles College (Dip. A.), LSE (B.Sc. (Econ.), 1951; Ph.D., 1954) |
Military service | |
Years of service | 1939?–1942 |
Rank | Corporal |
Unit | Singapore Volunteer Corps |
Goh Keng Swee (simplified Chinese: 吴庆瑞; traditional Chinese: 吳慶瑞; pinyin: Wú Qìngruì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Khèng-sūi; 6 October 1918 – 14 May 2010) was the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984, and a Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century.
Goh died in the early morning of 14 May 2010 at the age of 91.[2] His body lay in state at Parliament House from 20 to 22 May.[3] A state funeral was held on 23 May 2010 at the Singapore Conference Hall. After the ceremony, a private ceremony for family members was held at the Mandai Crematorium.[4] As a mark of respect, the State flag was flown at half-mast from all Government buildings between 20 and 23 May.[5]