Kwa Geok Choo | |
|---|---|
柯玉芝 | |
 Kwa in 1985 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In role 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tan Choo Leng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwa Geok Choo 21 December 1920 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
| Died | 2 October 2010 (aged 89) Singapore |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1959–1990) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Lee Hsien Loong (son) Lee Wei Ling (daughter) Lee Hsien Yang (son) |
| Education | Methodist Girls' School[1] Raffles Institution |
| Alma mater | Raffles College Girton College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Occupation | Lawyer[2] |
Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010)[3] was a Singaporean lawyer. She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling.[4]
She was the co-founder and partner of law firm Lee & Lee and took the role as the spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990.
- ^ "Orbituary of Mdm Kwa Geok Choo, 1920 – 2010". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Kwa Geok Choo". Singapore Council of Women's Organisations (SCWO). Archived from the original on 23 March 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
- ^ "Mrs Lee Kuan Yew dies at age 89". MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Goodbye Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (Madam Kwa Geok Choo), we shall miss you dearly". Mathew's Photography Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.