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His father Goh Leng Inn, was a manager of a rubber plantation, while his mother Tan Swee Eng, was from the family that produced the Malaysian politicians Tan Cheng Lock and his son, Tan Siew Sin, who would later become Goh's lifelong political opponent.
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.
The passing of Dr Goh Keng Swee (1918–2010), who laid the foundation stones of Singapore’s economy and defence forces, has left the nation without one of its most well respected citizens. The National Archives of Singapore (NAS) expresses its deepest sympathy and heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Dr Goh Keng Swee, and pays
Dr Goh Keng Swee was born on 6 October 1918, Malacca, Malaysia. His family was a middle-income Peranakan family in Malacca. He was the fifth of six children.
May 14, 2010 · Early life. Born into a middle-income Peranakan family in Malacca, Goh came to Singapore when he was two years old. He received his early education at Anglo-Chinese School (1927–36) and went on to Raffles College (1936–39).2.
Jul 4, 2010 · The eldest son of Mr Goh Leng Inn, one of the three Singapore boys recommended by Methodist missionary and Malay language scholar, the Rev William Shellabear, to marry three of Towkay Tan Keong Keng’s daughters in Malacca, Dr Goh was born on October 6, 1918.
May I, on behalf of the government and people of Singapore, convey our deepest condolences to Mrs Goh and the family of the late Dr Goh Keng Swee on his passing at the age of 91.
