Difference between revisions of "Toh Chin Chye"

From SgWiki
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(One intermediate revision by one other user not shown)
Line 2: Line 2:


== Related Links ==
== Related Links ==
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toh_Chin_Chye Wikipedia article]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toh_Chin_Chye Wikipedia Article]


[[Category: Politicians]]
 
[[Category:Politicians]]
[[Category:Singaporeans]]

Latest revision as of 22:44, 9 November 2020

Toh Chin Chye (杜进才) (December 10, 1921 – February 3, 2012) was a politician from Singapore. He was a prominent member of the country's first generation of political leaders after Singapore became independent in 1965, serving as Deputy Prime Minister (1965–1968), Minister for Science and Technology (1968–1975) and Minister for Health (1975–1981). He also served as the Chairman of the People's Action Party (PAP) from 1954 to 1981, and as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore from 1968 to 1975. After he left the Cabinet in 1981, he continued to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP) on the backbenches until he retired from politics in 1988.

Related Links[edit]