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Done By: Cindy, Janielynne, Jerlyn,Jia Yi & Lim Wei Ting

Done By: Cindy, Janielynne, Jerlyn,Jia Yi & Lim Wei Ting. Profile. Full Name: Goh Keng Swee Chinese Name: 吴庆瑞 Christian name: Robert Date Of Birth: October 6, 1918, Place of Birth: Malacca Date of Death: May 14, 2010 Place of Death: Singapore. Information about Family.

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Done By: Cindy, Janielynne, Jerlyn,Jia Yi & Lim Wei Ting

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  1. Done By: Cindy, Janielynne, Jerlyn,Jia Yi & Lim Wei Ting

  2. Profile Full Name: Goh Keng Swee Chinese Name:吴庆瑞 Christian name: Robert Date Of Birth: October 6, 1918, Place of Birth: Malacca Date of Death: May 14, 2010 Place of Death: Singapore

  3. Information about Family - Was married to Alicia Woon, a secretary in 1942 - Had only child, Goh Kian Chee two years later

  4. Family Members Family members: Father: Goh Leng Inn Mother: Tan Swee Eng Wife: Alicia Woon (married in 1942 but separated in 1986) Phua Swee Liang (married in 1991) Children: One son, Goh Kian Chee Grandchildren: Two grandsons, Ken-Yi and Shaoyi. Great grandchildren: Three great grandsons, Ethan, Sean Christian and Julien.

  5. Contributions to Singapore - Built up the foundations of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).

  6. Achievements May 1959 – Sep 1963 : Vice-chairman of PAP. 30 May 1959 – 3 Dec 1984 : Legislative assemblyman and later member of parliament for Kreta Ayer. 5 Jun 1959 – 8 Aug 1965 : Minister for Finance. 9 Aug 1965 – 23 Sep 1965 : Minister of Defence and Security. 24 Sep 1965 – 16 Aug 1967 : Minister of the Interior and Defence. 17 Aug 1967 – 10 Aug 1970 : Minister for Finance. 11 Aug 1970 – 11 Feb 1979 : Minister of Defence. 1 Mar 1973 – 31 May 1980 : Deputy Prime Minister. 12 Feb 1979 – 31 May 1980 : Minister of Education. 1 Jun 1980 – Dec 1984 : First Deputy Prime Minister and chairman of MAS. 1 Jun 1981 – Dec 1984 : Minister of Education. 1981 – 1994 : Deputy chairman, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation. 1983 – 1992 : Chairman, Board of Governors, Institute of East Asian Philosophies (later renamed Institute of East Asian Political Economy or IEAPE). Dec 1984 : Retired from politics. 1985 – 1992 : Deputy chairman, MAS. 1988 – 1994 : Chairman, Singapore Totalisator Board. 1991 : Director, Gateway Technologies Services Pte Ltd. 1992 – 1995 : Executive chairman and chairman of Board of Governors, IEAPE. Chairman, East Asian Consultancy (S) Pte Ltd. 1994 : Chairman, N. M. Rothschild & Sons (S) Ltd. 1995 : Vice-chairman, Hong Leong Asia Ltd. 1996 – 1997 : Deputy chairman, IEAPE.

  7. Awards 1966 : Honorary Fellow of LSE. 1972 : Ramon Magsaysay Award for Government Services. 1972 : Order of Sikatuna, Philippines. 1985 : Order of Temasek (First Class), Singapore. 1991 : First Distinguished Fellow, EDB Society, Singapore. 1992 : Honorary member of the Singapore International Monetary Exchange. 1993 : Honorary Doctor of Letters degree from the University of Hong Kong.

  8. Information - Second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984 - Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century -Came to Singapore when he was two years old - Studied at Anglo-Chinese School (1927–1936) then at Raffles College (1936–1939)

  9. Scholarship - Won a Scholarship(London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ) - Further his studies

  10. When is Dr Goh Keng Swee's birthday? 1) September 16 2) October 16 3) August 17 4) October 17

  11. When did Dr Goh Keng Swee go to Raffles Secondary School? 1)1936 2)1946 3)1930 4)1941

  12. Who is Goh Kian Chee? 1)Father 2)Mother 3)Great-grandson 4)Son

  13. Which primary school did Goh Keng Swee go to ? 1)Beacon Primary School2)Yuhua Primary School 3)Anglo-Chinese School 4)Temasek Primary School

  14. What did Goh Keng Swee contribute to Singapore? List one thing

  15. What is Dr Goh Keng Swee christian name? 1) Albert 2) Robert 3)Andy 4)Robort

  16. Where is Dr Goh Keng Swee born in? 1) Kuala Lumpur 2) Malacca 3)Sarawak 4) Penang

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