Search results
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, [2] was a Singaporean statesman and economist who served as 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1985.
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.
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.
May 24, 2010 · To the nation, Dr Goh Keng Swee was former deputy prime minister and a great thinker and visionary, a man of action, economic architect of Singapore. To Goh Ken-Yi, 37, he was a doting Ah...
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.
Feb 28, 2023 · SINGAPORE — The Government has agreed to declassify and release documents in Dr Goh Keng Swee’s "famous Albatross file", Dr Janil Puthucheary, Minister of State for Communications and...
Oct 30, 2023 · Goh Keng Swee, widely recognized as a key architect of this transformation, made significant contributions that transcended multiple sectors, becoming emblematic of Singapore's ascension on the world stage.
May 15, 2010 · Dr Goh Keng Swee had one word to describe the state of the economy when he became Finance Minister in 1959: "wretched". Within 15 years, Singapore was described as an...
Goh Keng Swee, 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.
Goh Keng Swee left a lasting impression on everyone he encountered. But more importantly, he changed the lives of many who worked alongside him and in his public career initiated policies that have fundamentally shaped the destiny of Singapore. Our primary memories of Dr Goh will be through an awareness and understanding
