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Goh Keng Swee DUT (simplified Chinese: 吴庆瑞; traditional Chinese: 吳慶瑞; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Khèng-sūi; pinyin: Wú Qìngruì; 6 October 1918 – 14 May 2010), born Robert Goh Keng Swee, was a Singaporean statesman and economist who served as 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1985. Goh is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Singapore.
May 14, 2010 · Goh Keng Swee (Dr) (b. 6 October 1918, Malacca–d. 14 May 2010, Singapore) 1 has often been called the “economic architect” of Singapore for his great contributions to the development of Singapore into a prosperous nation during his terms as minister for finance and defence.He held several other key appointments, including deputy prime minister, minister for education as well as chairman ...
TL;DR. Dr Goh Keng Swee (6 October 1918–14 May 2010), 1 one of the founding members of the People’s Action Party (PAP), 2 orchestrated much of modern Singapore’s economic success. Among other notable accomplishments, Goh famously rescued the island from the brink of bankruptcy and was instrumental in shaping its industrialisation programme. 3 Apart from serving the nation as its first ...
2 An early example of Dr Goh’s initiative to promote MNC investment in Singapore – the Jurong Shipyard Company was a joint venture between the EDB and Ishikawajima-Harima Industries (IHI), then one of the biggest ship-builders in the world: Text of the speech by the Minister for Finance, Dr Goh Keng Swee, at the foundation stone ceremony of Jurong Shipyard Ltd, on February 20, 1964.
Post-1965, Goh’s role broadened to include the defence and education portfolios and he displayed his versatility as not only an economic architect, but also a social architect 3 who laid the foundations of Singapore’s identity as a city-state. As in the pre-1965 era, his capacity for the lateral thinking of Singapore’s future as a city-state and its place in a tumultuous region is what ...
Feb 28, 2023 · The Government has agreed to declassify and release documents in a file known as the "Albatross file" compiled by the late Goh Keng Swee; The file relates in part to the discussions between ...
The passing of Goh Keng Swee has sparked renewed interest in the wealth of literature on this renaissance man. Life and Times. To begin with, a person’s autobiography would be the obvious place to look for information about a person, or failing that, a biography.
The Prime Minister and his Cabinet colleagues are sad to learn of the passing away of former Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee.
Oct 21, 2015 · Dr Goh Keng Swee passed away on 14 May 2010, aged 91. His death immediately brought forth an outpouring of accolades from older Singaporeans, which surprisingly left their younger compatriots astounded to learn how much credit for the country's successes was owed to this forgotten man.
Jan 1, 2012 · Dr. Goh Keng Swee's extensive career as a public servant was dynamic as well as distinguished, in many ways decisively instrumental in the making of the Republic of Singapore. This distinctive collection of essays attempts an assessment of the long-term influence and significance of Dr. Goh's major contributions. Envisaged as a companion volume to Goh
