Francis Thomas | |
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Francis_Thomas_in_1948.png) Thomas in 1948 at his wedding | |
| Minister of Communications and Works | |
| In office 22 April 1955 – 31 March 1959 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Principal of Saint Andrew's Secondary School | |
| In office 1963–1974 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Lye Whatt |
| Succeeded by | Christian Jansen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1912 Westcotes, Leicester |
| Died | 12 October 1977 (aged 65) Singapore |
| Spouse | Catherine Eng Neo Thomas (m. 1948) |
| Children | 3 |
Francis Thomas (10 April 1912 – 12 October 1977) was an English-born Singaporean former politician and educator. He was a founding member of political party Labour Front and served as the Minister of Communications and Works from 1955 to 1958 during the 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore.
In 1959, he retired from politics and returned to education, serving as the principal of Saint Andrew's Secondary School from 1963 to 1974. In 1958, then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew described him as "the only honest man in the Labour Front".[1]
- ^ "'The only honest man in the Labour Front'". New Nation. 1 March 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via NewspaperSG.