LEADER 04277nam 2200661 a 450 001 9910457826503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-43335-4 010 $a9786613433350 010 $a981-4291-39-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000000079475 035 $a(EBL)840725 035 $a(OCoLC)858228490 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000573138 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12226650 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000573138 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10541197 035 $a(PQKB)10136702 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC840725 035 $a(WSP)00007549 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL840725 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10524579 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL343335 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000079475 100 $a20110527d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGoh Keng Swee$b[electronic resource] $ea public career remembered /$fedited by Barry Desker & Chong Guan Kwa 210 $aNew Jersey $cWorld Scientific$d2011 215 $a1 online resource (200 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a981-4291-38-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCONTENTS; Foreword by President SR Nathan; Acknowledgements; Remembering Dr Goh Keng Swee (1918-2010) by Kwa Chong Guan; REMEMBERING DR GOH'S PUBLIC CAREER; REMEMBERING DR GOH VIA THE PUBLIC RECORD; DR GOH REMEMBERED IN HIS PUBLIC SPEECHES; HOW DR GOH WISHED TO BE REMEMBERED; REMEMBERING DR GOH IN PHOTOGRAPHS; PERSONAL REMEMBRANCE OF AND REFLECTIONS ON DR GOH; CONCLUSION; Dr Goh Keng Swee: Public Service Timeline; Awards and Medals for Dr Goh Keng Swee; Section 1: Goh Keng Swee as a Politician; Hon Sui Sen; Othman Wok; Pathmanaban Selvadurai; Othman Haron Eusofe; Maurice Baker 327 $aHedwig Elizabeth Anuar Bernard Chen; Section 2: Goh Keng Swee as a Civil Servant: The Social Welfare Department Years; George Edwin Bogaars; Chia Cheong Fook; Ann Elizabeth Wee; Section 3: Goh Keng Swee as the Economic Architect of Singapore; Othman Wok; Lim Kim San; Albert Winsemius; S Chandra Das; Hwang Peng Yuan; James Koh Cher Siang; Philip Yeo; Richard Hu; Ngiam Tong Dow; Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay; Teh Kok Peng; S Dhanabalan; Othman Haron Eusofe; Section 4: Goh Keng Swee as Defence Minister; Othman Wok; Cheong Quee Wah; Lim Siong Guan; Philip Yeo; Winston Choo Wee Leong; Kirpa Ram Vij 327 $aRamachandran Menon Goh Lye Choon; John Morrice; Lai Chun Loong; Lee Onn Pong; Ngiam Tong Dow; Chan Chik Weng; Chia Cheong Fook; Eddie Teo; Section 5: Goh Keng Swee as Education Minister; Eugene Wijeysingha; Robert Balhetchet; Ang Wai Hoong; Lim Siong Guan; Section 6: Goh Keng Swee's Contributions to Cultural Development; Othman Wok; Bernard Tan Tiong Gie; Lee Onn Pong; Section 7: Goh Keng Swee in "Retirement"; Lai Chun Loong; John Wong; Wang Gungwu; Annexes; Eulogy by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Condolence Letter by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong to Mrs Goh Keng Swee 327 $aEulogy by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew About the Editors; Photo Credits 330 $aDr Goh Keng Swee was Singapore's first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapore's first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving Defense Minister after Singapore became independent in 1965, responsible for building up the Singapore Armed Forces from scratch. Later he became Minister for Education in 1981 and revamped the education system to what it is today. Dr Goh was also concurrently Deputy Prime Minister from 1973 to 1984 during which time he set up the Monetary Authority of Singapore. While Dr Goh's public career 606 $aStatesmen$zSingapore$vBiography 606 $aCabinet officers$zSingapore$vBiography 607 $aSingapore$xPolitics and government$y20th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aStatesmen 615 0$aCabinet officers 676 $a959.5705092 676 $aB 701 $aDesker$b Barry$01031681 701 $aKwa$b Chong Guan$01032413 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457826503321 996 $aGoh Keng Swee$92451678 997 $aUNINA