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Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010) was a Singaporean lawyer. She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling.
Mar 11, 2021 · Kwa Geok Choo was a lawyer, co-founder of Lee & Lee, and the wife of Singapore's first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. She was the first woman in Malaya to get a first class honours law degree and helped draft the PAP Constitution and water supply provisions.
Jan 20, 2016 · But nothing seemed to comfort Mr Lee in the days after Madam Kwa Geok Choo, his wife of 63 years, his best friend and confidante, died on Oct 2, 2010. He slept erratically.
May 19, 2022 · A monologue by Tan Rui Shan tells the story of the late Mrs Lee Kuan Yew, a lawyer, political wife and mother of two prime ministers. The play, directed by Goh Boon Teck, runs from Jul 8 to 31 at the Victoria Theatre.
Mar 26, 2015 · Why you can trust SCMP. "Without her, I would be a different man, with a different life", the late founding prime minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew said in his eulogy for his wife Kwa Geok...
Today, we take a look at one of the greatest love stories Singapore has ever witnessed – the Lee Kuan Yew and Kwa Geok Choo love story. A 63-year-old tale of love. “Without her, I would be a different man, with a different life, ” Mr. Lee once said.
Feb 14, 2020 · Learn how the late Singapore Prime Minister and his wife, who was also a lawyer, met, married and supported each other through various challenges. Read about their academic rivalry, secret wedding, and Mr Lee's grief after her death.
