Goh Keng Swee

Goh Keng Swee (simplified Chinese: 吴庆瑞; traditional Chinese: 吳慶瑞; pinyin: Wú Qìngruì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Gô͘ Khèng-sūi; 6 October 1918 – 14 May 2010) was the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984, and a Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century.

Goh Keng Swee 吴庆瑞
2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
In office 1 March 1973 – 3 December 1984
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Toh Chin Chye
Succeeded by	S. Rajaratnam
Constituency	Kreta Ayer
Minister for Education
In office 12 February 1979 – 31 May 1980, 1 June 1981 – 3 December 1984
Preceded by	Chua Sian Chin
Succeeded by	Tony Tan Keng Yam
3rd Minister for Defence
In office 11 August 1970 – 11 February 1979
Preceded by	Lim Kim San
Succeeded by	Howe Yoon Chong
3rd Minister for Finance
In office 17 August 1967 – 10 August 1970
Preceded by	Lim Kim San
Succeeded by	Hon Sui Sen
1st Minister for the Interior and Defence
In office 9 August 1965 – 16 August 1967
Preceded by	None (Post newly created)
Succeeded by	Lim Kim San
1st Minister for Finance
In office 5 June 1959 – 8 August 1965
Preceded by	None (Post newly created)
Succeeded by	Lim Kim San
Personal details
Born	Robert Goh Keng Swee 6 October 1918 Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	14 May 2010(2010-05-14) (aged 91) Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse(s)	Alice Woon (1942–1986), Dr. Phua Swee Liang (from 1991)[1]
Children	Goh Kian Chee[1]
Alma mater	Anglo-Chinese School (SC), Raffles College (Dip. A.), LSE (B.Sc. (Econ.), 1951; Ph.D., 1954)
Military service
Years of service	1939?–1942
Rank	Corporal
Unit	Singapore Volunteer Corps

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Goh.

Goh died in the early morning of 14 May 2010 at the age of 91.^[2] His body lay in state at Parliament House from 20 to 22 May.^[3] A state funeral was held on 23 May 2010 at the Singapore Conference Hall. After the ceremony, a private ceremony for family members was held at the Mandai Crematorium.^[4] As a mark of respect, the State flag was flown at half-mast from all Government buildings between 20 and 23 May.^[5]