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Ong Pang Boon DUNU ( Chinese: 王邦文; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông pang-bûn; pinyin: Wáng Bāngwén; born 28 March 1929) is a Singaporean retired politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs between 1959 and 1963 and again for a short period of time in 1970, Minister for Education between 1963 and 1970, Minister for Labour between 1971 and 1981, and Ministe...
Ong Pang Boon (b. 28 March 1929, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya–) was a politician and a prominent member of the People’s Action Party (PAP). He was appointed the minister for home affairs in the first cabinet of Singapore following the party’s victory in the 1959 Legislative Assembly general election.
Mar 28, 2022 · Comrade Ong Pang Boon, who helmed several key portfolios like Home Affairs, Education, Labour and Environment, turns 93 years old today (Mar 28, 2022). An Old Guard leader of Singapore’s first Cabinet, he became the Party’s first organising secretary and its first full-time employee in 1956, after accepting founding Prime ...
Mar 24, 2019 · SINGAPORE - In order to signal that national defence was a priority back in 1965, Mr Ong Pang Boon, together with fellow ministers Jek Yeun Thong and Othman Wok, led by example and volunteered to...
Mar 25, 2019 · Ong Pang Boon, an Old Guard leader and a minister in the first People's Action Party (PAP) government in 1959, celebrated his 90th birthday on March 23, 2019.
Nov 10, 2019 · Old Guard leader and the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) first Organising Secretary Ong Pang Boon was conferred the Distinguished Service Medal at PAP’s Awards and Convention this year. Comrade Ong played a crucial role in supporting the Party in the early days.
Feb 3, 2016 · Excerpt from the eulogy by MR ONG PANG BOON, 86, Cabinet minister from 1959 to 1984, who led the ministries of Home Affairs, Education, Labour and the Environmen. The first time I heard of Mr...
