Toh Chin Chye | |
|---|---|
| 杜进才 | |
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| Minister for Health | |
| In office 2 June 1975 – 5 January 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Chua Sian Chin |
| Succeeded by | Goh Chok Tong |
| Minister for Science and Technology | |
| In office 16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew[1] |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Lee Chiaw Meng |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 5 June 1959 – 2 August 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Abdul Hamid Jumat (as Deputy Chief Minister) |
| Succeeded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Leader of the House | |
| In office 5 June 1959 – 15 April 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Edmund W. Barker |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore | |
| In office 2 November 1963[2] – 9 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Rochor | |
| In office 30 May 1959 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| 3rd Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party | |
| In office 20 October 1957 – 8 January 1981 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Chong Kim |
| Succeeded by | Ong Teng Cheong |
| 1st Chairman of the Central Executive Committee of the People's Action Party | |
| In office 21 November 1954 – 13 August 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tan Chong Kim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 December 1921 Batu Gajah, Perak, Federated Malay States, British Malaya, (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 3 February 2012 (aged 90) Singapore |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse |
Florence Yeapp Sui Phek
(m. 1962; died 2004) |
| Children | Toh Ai Chu (adopted) (died 2009) |
| Alma mater | Raffles College University of London National Institute for Medical Research |
Toh Chin Chye DUNU (Chinese: 杜进才; pinyin: Dù Jìncái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō͘ Chìn-châi; 10 December 1921 – 3 February 2012) was a Singaporean statesman and academic who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1968. Toh is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Singapore. He was also one of the founders of the People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence.
Toh was a prominent member of the country's first generation of political leaders after Singapore became independent in 1965. He had served as Deputy Prime Minister between 1959 and 1968, Minister for Science and Technology between 1968 and 1975, and Minister for Health between 1975 and 1981.
He had also served as Chairman of the People's Action Party between 1954 and 1981, Leader of the House between 1959 and 1968, and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) between 1968 and 1975.
After Toh had resigned from the Cabinet in 1981, he continued to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP) on the backbenches.
- ^ Poh, Soo Kai (16 February 2012). "On Dr Toh Chin Chye". singaporerebel.blogspot.sg. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2019.