Goh Keng Swee

former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (1918-2010)

Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010) was a Malaysian former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore. He was born in Malacca on 6 October 1918. He died in Singapore on 14 May 2010, at the age of 92.

The public offices recorded are Minister for the Interior and Defence of Singapore (1965–1967), Member of the Parliament of Singapore (1959–1984), Minister for Finance (1959–1965) and member of the Dewan Rakyat (1963–1965). Goh Keng Swee was attached to N M Rothschild & Sons.

The honours on record include Ramon Magsaysay Award (1972) and honorary doctor of the University of Hong Kong. Goh Keng Swee studied at Anglo-Chinese School, London School of Economics and Political Science and National University of Singapore.

Goh Keng Swee is recorded as following Methodism.

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