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Goh Keng Swee : a portrait by Tan, Siok Sun is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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Dr Goh Keng Swee's public career spanned two eventful decades. He was a founding and key member of Singapore's ruling political party, and played a significant role in creating and shaping the destiny of Singapore today. His areas of responsibility were wide-ranging, including finance, defence and education. Yet for all his accomplishments, he was a private man and few were fully aware of all the influences that shaped his thoughts and actions. During his periods of service as Minister for Finance, Defence and Education during the 1960s and 1970s, Dr Goh oversaw Singapore's achievement of Independence, the creation of the Singapore Armed Forces, the start of National Service, and the establishment of the Jurong Industrial Estate. Based on extensive research, including interviews with family members, friends and colleagues, this is an anecdotal account of Dr Goh's life story told by the author, his daughter-in-law. The author traces Dr Goh's footsteps from his humble beginnings in Melaka, to his days at Raffles College and the London School of Economics, to his service in the Singapore Government, and, finally, to his retirement. The book traces the evolution of Dr Goh's thought, as
Who reads Goh Keng Swee : a portrait?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Tan, Siok Sun
- Publisher
- Didier Millet ; Roundhouse [distributor
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789814155823
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Economics, Memoir, Finance
- Rating
- 3.7 / 5 (34 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14