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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
- Was married to Alicia Woon, a secretary in 1942
- Had only child, Goh Kian Chee two years later
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.
Contributions to Singapore
- Built up the foundations of the Singapore
Armed Forces (SAF).
Qualities of Goh Keng
Swee
Dr Goh Keng Swee is very responsible and hardworking. He contributed to
Singapore.
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.
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.
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)
Scholarship
- Won a Scholarship(London School of
Economics and Political Science (LSE) )
- Further his studies
When is Dr Goh Keng Swee's
birthday?
1) September 16
2) October 6
3) August 17
4) October 17
When did Dr Goh Keng Swee go to
Raffles Secondary School?
1)1936
2)1946
3)1930
4)1941
Who is Goh Kian Chee?
1)Father
2)Mother
3)Great-grandson
4)Son
Which primary school did
Goh Keng Swee go to ?
1) Beacon Primary School
2) Yuhua Primary School
3) Anglo-Chinese School
4) Temasek Primary School
What did Goh Keng Swee contribute to
Singapore? List one thing
What is Dr Goh Keng Swee
christian name?
1) Albert
2) Robert
3) Andy
4) Robort
Where is Dr Goh Keng
Swee born in?
1) Kuala Lumpur
2) Malacca
3)Sarawak
4) Penang