Goh Chok Tong

The Honourable Goh Chok Tong AC SPMJ
吴作栋
Goh in 2008
2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
In office 28 November 1990 – 12 August 2004
President	Wee Kim Wee Ong Teng Cheong S. R. Nathan
Deputy	Ong Teng Cheong Lee Hsien Loong Tony Tan
Preceded by	Lee Kuan Yew
Succeeded by	Lee Hsien Loong
Senior Minister of Singapore
In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 Serving with S. Jayakumar (2009–2011)
Preceded by	Lee Kuan Yew
Succeeded by	Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Secretary-General of the People's Action Party
In office 15 November 1992[1] – 6 November 2004[2]
Chairman	Ong Teng Cheong Tony Tan
Preceded by	Lee Kuan Yew
Succeeded by	Lee Hsien Loong
Member of Parliament for Marine Parade
In office 23 December 1976 – 23 June 2020
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Tan See Leng (PAP)
Constituency	Marine Parade SMC (1976–1988) Marine Parade GRC (1988–2020)
Senior positions Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore In office 20 August 2004 – 30 April 2011 Preceded by Lee Hsien Loong Succeeded by Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Ministerial offices Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore In office 2 January 1985 – 28 November 1990 Serving with Ong Teng Cheong Preceded by Goh Keng Swee S. Rajaratnam Succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong Tony Tan Minister for Defence In office 1 June 1982 – 30 June 1991 Preceded by Howe Yoon Chong Succeeded by Yeo Ning Hong Minister for Health In office 6 January 1981 – 31 May 1982 Preceded by Toh Chin Chye Succeeded by Howe Yoon Chong Minister for Trade and Industry In office 15 March 1979 – 31 May 1981 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Tony Tan
Personal details
Born	(1941-05-20) 20 May 1941 (age 83) Singapore, Strait Settlements
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse	Tan Choo Leng ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Singapore (BA) Williams College (MA)
Signature
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	吳作棟
Simplified Chinese	吴作栋
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Wú Zuòdòng Yue: Cantonese Yale Romanization Ngh Jok-dung Jyutping Ng4 Zok3 Dung6 Southern Min Hokkien POJ Gô͘ Chok-tòng

Goh Chok Tong^[a] AC SPMJ (born 20 May 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who served as the second prime minister of Singapore from 1990 to 2004 and as a senior minister of Singapore from 2004 to 2011. He served as the secretary-general of the People's Action Party (PAP) from 1992 to 2004 and was the member of Parliament (MP) for Marine Parade SMC from 1976 to 1988, and Marine Parade GRC from 1988 to 2020.

Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he was the country's deputy prime minister, where he advocated for the Medisave, a savings scheme that allows Singaporeans to set aside part of their income into a Medisave account to meet future medical expenses. Goh also advocated for the Edusave Awards, a monetary reward for students who did well in school based on either their academic achievements or character to enshrine meritocracy.

Shortly before and during his tenure as prime minister, Goh proposed political reforms like the introduction of Non-Constituency Members of Parliament (NCMP), to allow more opposition into Parliament, Group Representation Constituencies (GRC), to make sure that minorities are represented in Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament (NMP), to have independent opinions in Parliament since all NMPs are non-partisan. Goh assumed the responsibility of government in a carefully managed leadership transition. In 1990, He introduced the Vehicle Quota System to limit the exponential increase of personal vehicles. In 1991, Goh also enacted the elected presidency scheme in 1991, with previous presidents having been appointed by Parliament.

On 12 August 2004, Goh was succeeded by Lee Hsien Loong, the eldest son of Singapore's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew,^[3] and was subsequently appointed as a senior minister in the Cabinet and chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) between 2004 and 2011.^[4] He resigned from the Cabinet in 2011, and was given the honorary title of "Emeritus Senior Minister" by Lee. He stepped down as a Member of Parliament (MP) and retired from politics in 2020.^[5]

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