Francis Thomas (politician)

Francis Thomas
Thomas in 1948 at his wedding
Minister of Communications and Works
In office
22 April 1955 – 31 March 1959
Preceded byposition established
Succeeded byposition abolished
Principal of Saint Andrew's Secondary School
In office
1963–1974
Preceded byTan Lye Whatt
Succeeded byChristian Jansen
Personal details
Born(1912-04-10)10 April 1912
Westcotes, Leicester
Died12 October 1977(1977-10-12) (aged 65)
Singapore
SpouseCatherine Eng Neo Thomas (m. 1948)
Children3

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]

  1. ^ "'The only honest man in the Labour Front'". New Nation. 1 March 1971. p. 9. Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via NewspaperSG.