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On 18 May 2011, Lee Hsien Loong announced that Goh was to be appointed a senior adviser to the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and would be given the honorary title of "Emeritus Senior Minister". [24] On 24 June 2011, Goh was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese government. [25] On 4 May 2012, Goh was ...
On 12 August 2004, when Lee Hsien Loong succeeded Goh Chok Tong as the prime minister of Singapore, he announced the position of Minister Mentor, as part of a transition of political leadership, when naming his Cabinet. Prior to Lee Kuan Yew's appointment as Minister Mentor, he was Senior Minister between 1990 and 2004 under Goh Chok Tong's ...
After the 2011 general election, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew and Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong left the Cabinet but remained as Members of Parliament. Goh accepted an honorary title of Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM); Lee was also offered a similar title but he declined and continued to serve as a Member of Parliament until his death on 23 ...
Goh Chok Tong, the former prime minister of Singapore, said Lee Kuan Yew was the man he looked up to most and that Lee had "bequeathed a monumental legacy to Singaporeans—a safe, secure, harmonious and prosperous independent Singapore". [61] [62]
Katong is part of the Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency whose Member of Parliament is Former Prime Minister and Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong (Marine Parade), Fatimah Lateef (Geylang Serai) and Edwin Tong (Joo Chiat) of the People's Action Party. More than half of Katong falls under SM Goh's Marine Parade constituency.
Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew: 13 September 1988 27 November 1990 First Deputy Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong: 13 September 1988 27 November 1990 Second Deputy Prime Minister: Ong Teng Cheong: 13 September 1988 27 November 1990 Minister for Defence: Goh Chok Tong: 13 September 1988 27 November 1990 Second Minister for Defence (Policy) Yeo Ning ...
The cultural center was built at the former People's Association clubhouse. The groundbreaking ceremony for the cultural center was held on 15 November 2010 which was officiated by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping and Singaporean Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. Construction started from January 2013 and was completed in April 2015. [1]
Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong: 28 November 1990 31 August 1991 Senior Minister: Lee Kuan Yew: 28 November 1990 31 August 1991 First Deputy Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong: 28 November 1990 31 August 1991 Second Deputy Prime Minister: Ong Teng Cheong : 28 November 1990 31 August 1991 Minister in the Prime Minister's Office: Lee Boon Yang: 1 July ...