Lim Chin Siong

Lim Chin Siong
林清祥
Lim in the 1950s
Secretary-General of the Barisan Sosialis
In office 3 October 1961 – 21 July 1969
Chairman	Lee Siew Choh
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Assembly Member for Bukit Timah Constituency
In office 22 April 1955 – 31 March 1959
Preceded by	Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha
Succeeded by	Ya'acob Mohamed
Personal details
Born	(1933-02-28)28 February 1933 Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died	5 February 1996(1996-02-05) (aged 62) Singapore
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
Political party	Barisan Sosialis (1961–1969)
Other political affiliations	People's Action Party (1954–1961)
Spouse	Wong Chui Wan ​ (m. 1970)​
Children	2
Parents	Lim Teng Geok (1911-1975) (father) Ang Kee Neo (1912-1995) (mother)
Occupation	Politician trade unionist

Lim Chin Siong (Chinese: 林清祥; pinyin: Lín Qīngxiáng; Jyutping: Lam4 Cing1 Coeng4; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chheng-siông; 28 February 1933 – 5 February 1996)^[1] was a Singaporean politician and union leader active in Singapore in the 1950s and 1960s. He was one of the founders of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence. Lim also used his popularity to galvanise many trade unions in support of the PAP.

Lim was the youngest Assemblyman in Singapore to be elected. However, Lim's political career was cut short by two detentions without trial after being labelled a communist. The first time was between 1956 and 1959 when he was arrested and detained by the Labour Front government. The second time was between 1963 and 1969 when he was arrested during Operation Coldstore and detained by the PAP government. After attempting suicide in prison, he was released in 1969 on the condition that he forever renounced politics.