In this blog,we will be focusing on describing the contributions of this early titan of our nation and commemorate his lofty contributions.
A Founding Father of Our Nation
In 1959,together with Mr Lee Kuan Yew,S.Rajaratnam and Dr Toh Chin Chye, the four of them led a independence movement for Singapore and marked a milestone in Singapore's history when they formed an alliance party named PAP(People's Action Party) to take part in the
In 1959,together with Mr Lee Kuan Yew,S.Rajaratnam and Dr Toh Chin Chye, the four of them led a independence movement for Singapore and marked a milestone in Singapore's history when they formed an alliance party named PAP(People's Action Party) to take part in the
General Election s that year.They governed Singapore after winning a landslide election and the four of them took up significant posts in the parliament.Dr Goh was assigned to be the first Minister of Economy.
Dr Goh was born in 1918 in Melaka in a Peranakan family and migrated to Singapore at the tender age of two.He was educated in Raffles College where he first met MM Lee Kuan Yew and became his economics tutor.When the two met at London during World War II,they were determined to govern Singapore when they witness that the British government had miserably failed to do that.Dr Goh
was involved in politics for a long span of 25 years after which he retired.He passes away at the age of 91 years old on 14th May 2010.The republic held a state funeral to mourn for him as well as to pay tribute to his significant contributions to the nation.
The First Minister of Economy for Singapore
Mr Goh took office as the first Minister of Economy for Singapore
Mr Goh took office as the first Minister of Economy for Singapore
due to his profession in this field.His first task was to clear the mountainous $14 million debt the country was in.He then took drastic steps to salvage the situation by reducing workers' pay.This was unpopular but at the end of the year the budget emerged as a $1 million surplus.Singapore was saved.Dr Goh then established the EDB(Economic Development Board) to stabilise the sluggish Singapore economy.He also allowed free port calls and tax-free policies to reel in foreign investors here, thus moulding Singapore's economy from scratch and also giving it a booster dose.
