In B. Welsh, et al. Tribute to Goh Chok Tong: Prime minister of Singapore 1990– 2004. The development of Singapore’s defence capabilities continued during his PM years.37Stepping down as PMIn July 2004, Goh indicated that he would resign as PM on 12 August 2004 and Lee Hsien Loong would take over the reins.38 At the National Day Parade 2004, a tribute was paid to Goh for his 14 years of contribution as PM.39 Goh tendered his resignation to then president S. R. Nathan on 10 August 2004, and Lee Hsien Loong succeeded Goh as prime minister on 12 August 2004.40Beyond the PM yearsIn the new cabinet lineup, Goh assumed the role of senior minister. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Tan, A., & Wan, R. (2003). In B. Welsh, et al. Singapore established formal diplomatic relations with China on 3 October 1990. The Straits Times, p. 4; Chastised once, but writer stands by her views. Retrieved from Ministry of Foreign Affairs website: http://www.mynewsdesk.com/sg/ministry-of-foreign-affairs/pressreleases/mfa-press-statement-visit-by-emeritus-senior-minister-goh-chok-tong-to-tokyo-japan-22-25-june-2011-65374755. A journalist’s note on a quiet rebel. The Straits Times, p. 12; PM Goh remains committed to consultation and consensus politics. (pp. (Call no. In 2004, the government announced that children born overseas to Singaporean women could be given Singapore citizenship; previously, only those born overseas to Singaporean fathers were eligible for citizenship.36DefenceDuring his time as minister for defence, Goh oversaw the development of the Singapore Armed Forces into the most sophisticated and technologically advanced military force in the region. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. The Straits Times, p. 3. Goh Chok Tong (b. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]). 204–207. (2004). (Ed.) Law and government>>Political process>>Leadership. In B. Welsh, et al. (Call no. : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Lim, A. Personalities ), (pp. (2001, August 21). Bhaskaran, M. (2009). : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]);  Saat. During his ... Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (Dr) (b. In B. Welsh, et al. Introduction: A redefined Singapore. Transforming the engines of growth. (Call no. : RSING 959.5705 TRI-[HIS]);12. (2004). 230–239). (1987, March 2). (2008, October 21). PM Goh ends his ‘tour of duty’. He reported that everyone was happy with the experience. 34–35. (Call no. Fook, B. W. L. (2009). ), (pp. Singapore: Tribute to Mr Goh Chok Tong Organising Committee, p. 18. (1984, March 31). Considered in Committee, Reported and Third Reading of the Lifelong Learning Endowment Fund Bill (Vol. Goh first entered politics as a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate in the 1976 general election. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])20. 233, 238. Retrieved from National Archives of Singapore website: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/6. 230–239). Singapore: NUS Press, pp. (Call no. . ESM Goh Chok Tong has cancer surgery, will undergo four weeks of radiotherapy Fri, Dec 18, 2020 - 1:39 PM The lump was the latest in a string of health scares that Mr Goh … Singapore: NUS Press, p. 234. He was a very competitive swimmer in his younger days and was given the nickname "Bold". (1990, November 17). 1–23). Welsh, B., et al. (Call no. Welsh, B., et al. (2005). Chong, A. Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications (M), p. 29. Goh studied at Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1960. Ministry of Information and the Arts. : RSING 959.5705 TRI-[HIS])8. 8 August 1937, Singapore–), also known as S. Dhanabalan or just Dhana, is a banker and former ... Goh Keng Swee (Dr) (b. ), (pp. Parliamentary debates: Official report. (Call no. Goh Chok Tong: Singapore’s new premier. The Straits Times, p. 1. (Call no. : RSING 959.5705 TRI-[HIS]); 120 pioneers in novel form of community life, New resident committees set up in five estat. The Straits Times, p. 2. 215–216. Welsh, B., et al. Goh’s more relaxed and affable personality combined with the setting up of consultative units such as the Feedback Unit in March 1985 and the Institute of Policy Studies in December 1987 gave the impression that there was indeed a softening of government rule during his tenure as PM. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.33. (2001, January 12). Transforming the engines of growth. (2005, June 18). After some persuasion by Hon, Goh agreed to enter into politics and was successfully elected as MP for Marine Parade, a new single-member constituency at the time.9 As MP, Goh introduced many initiatives to improve the lives of his constituents, such as the establishment of residents’ committees (RCs) in the constituency in 1977. : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Ministry of Information and the Arts. (1991). Spreading the benefits of growth and managing inequality. Speech by Mr Goh Chok Tong, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, at the 20th anniversary of NTUC Income Day 1990 at the Raffles Ballroom, The Westin Stamford & Westin Plaza on Saturday, 17 November 1990 at 7.15 pm, pp. A. Rahman (Ed). 26. In B. Welsh, et al. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. They are parents to a pair of twins: son Jin Hian and daughter Jin Theng.47Timeline4820 May 1941: Born to Goh Kah Choon and Quah Kwee Hwa.1949–1954: Attended primary school in Pasir Panjang.1955–1960: Attended the Raffles Institution.1961–1964: Studied at the University of Singapore and graduated with first-class honours in economics.1964: Joined the Administrative Service as an officer in the Economic Planning Unit.Jul 1965: Married Tan Choo Leng.1966–1967: Received a Master of Arts in development economics, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA.1969–1977: Seconded to Neptune Orient Lines as planning and projects manager, rising to become financial director and eventually managing director.23 Dec 1976–present: Member of Parliament for Marine Parade constituency.1 Sep 1977–14 Mar 1979: Senior Minister of State for Finance.15 Mar 1979–5 Jan 1981: Minister for Trade and Industry.6 Jan 1981–31 May 1981: Minister for Trade and Industry and Minister for Health.1 Jun 1981–31 May 1982: Minister for Health and Second Minister for Defence.1 Jun 1982–1 Jan 1985: Minister for Defence and Second Minister for Health.2 Jan 1985–27 Nov 1990: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence.28 Nov 1990–30 Jun 1991: Prime Minister and Minister for Defence.1 Jul 1991–12 Aug 2004: Prime Minister.12 Aug 2004–20 May 2011: Senior Minister.20 Aug 2004–20 May 2011: Chairman of MAS.21 May 2011–present: Emeritus Senior Minister and senior advisor to MAS.Awards and honorary doctorate degrees1995: Honorary doctorate, Williams College, Massachusetts, USA.499 Jul 2004: Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding, India.501 Feb 2005: Honorary Companion of the Order of Australia.512005: Honorary doctorate, University of New South Wales, Australia.522008: Honorary doctorate in Business Administration, University of Pretoria, South Africa.5324 Jun 2011: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Japan.544 May 2012: Patron for Advancement of the Singapore University of Technology and Design.55AuthorKoh Qi Rui VincentReferences1. 1996, The Hague, Netherlands) was an economic advisor ... Suppiah Dhanabalan (b. Teo, L., & Hooi, A. View the profiles of people named Goh Chok Tong. The 79-year-old Singaporean politician has done well thus far! Introduction to National Education in Singapore. Teo, L., & Hooi, A. 29. Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications (M), p. 32. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 233. (Call no. 1910, Netherlands–d. In a follow-up Facebook post the next day, Mr Goh said he went to visit the Singapore Zoo after taking the vaccination jab. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]). 7 February 1940, Singapore–) was the seventh president of Singapore (2011–17). ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. (2004, July 9). The Straits Times, p. 31. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]); John, A. (2004). (1978, June 21). Emeritus Senior Minister (ESM) Goh Chok Tong received his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday morning (22 Feb). “After doing my own research and consulting my doctors, I took the first dose of the vaccine this morning together with fellow seniors at Marine Parade CC, said Mr Goh in a Facebook post yesterday. (Call no. (2012, May 5). ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. 266–267. (2009). (Call no. 14. (Call no. 40–41; Teo, L. (2002, February 15). Politics and Government , p. 7. (Eds.). (2004). Over the years, Goh was assigned several portfolios – Trade and Industry, Health and Defence – before being promoted to first deputy prime minister in 1985. (Eds. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Lim, A. : RSING 372.95957 SEC); PM Goh’s vision of a new era for Singapore. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])26. (Ed.). Choong, W. (2005, February 2). 1. Petaling Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia: Pelanduk Publications (M), pp. Singapore: NUS Press, pp. Medisave made easy. Re-imagining the nation: Goh Chok Tong’s Singapore. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.36. (Call no. Goh Chok Tong: Singapore’s new premier. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Ministry of Finance. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.41. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 233. 26 November 1933, Malacca–d. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.42. (Call no. (Call no. Chua, M. H. (2004, August 11). Bhaskaran, M. (2009). Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Tan, A., & Wan, R. (2003). In B. Welsh, et al. Retrieved from Ministry of Health website: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/pressRoom/pressRoomItemRelease/2000/establishment_of_eldercare_fund.html; Singapore. (Call no. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet in association with the National Heritage Board, pp. Goh Chok Tong: Singapore’s new premier. (Eds.). Tribute to Goh Chok Tong: Prime minister of Singapore 1990– 2004. How much is Goh Chok Tong worth? In B. Welsh, et al. . : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]); Quah, J. S. T. Public administration: Change in style and continuity in policy. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.44. 21. Spreading the benefits of growth and managing inequality. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Thangavelu, S. M. (2009). In his latest Facebook update, Goh, 79, said that he has been going to the hospital umpteenth times … Singapore: NUS Press, p. 321. Personalities>>Biographies>>Political Leaders (Eds. (Eds. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]). Goh Chok Tong, portrait of a leader: A tribute from the Malay/Muslim community of Singapore. Singapore: NUS Press, pp. 1–23). In 1966, Goh was awarded a fellowship to study at Williams College in Massachusetts, USA. : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Lim, A. (Eds. This idea culminated in the launch of the first Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) in 1996. Speech by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong at the acceptance of the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 9 July 2004, 9.00 pm. In B. Welsh, et al. Retrieved from Factiva via NLB’s eResources website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/. ), (pp. However, then Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee wanted him to remain in the EPU. 201–219). In B. Welsh, et al. . , p. 1; Soh, W. L., & Tan, L. (2004, August 11). The next group in line will be the seniors aged 60 to 69 years old, he added, who will receive their invitation in mid-March. 230–239). Bhaskaran, M. (2009). (Call no. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. (Eds. In B. Welsh, et al. 31. References. (Call no. Singapore: [s.n. Yap, M. T. (2009). ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. Subject . : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Lim, A. (Call no. Singapore: Lim Siew Ming, p. 14. 233–236. (Call no. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]). He attended Williams College (1967), University of Singapore (1964), Raffles Institution, National University of … Thangavelu, S. M. (2009). (Ed.). Goh Chok Tong to receive award from Japanese emperor. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]); , p. 2. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. (Call no. Goh’s father passed away when he was nine years old, leaving his mother to support the family on her own as a Chinese schoolteacher. With their mother busy at work, Goh and his siblings were largely raised by their grandmother, an uncle and an aunt.3After completing his primary education at a neighbourhood school in Pasir Panjang in 1954, Goh went on to study at the Raffles Institution. 9. Goh Chok Tong Early life and education. Over the years, Goh was assigned several portfolios – Trade and Industry, Health and Defence – before being promoted to first deputy prime minister in 1985.11PremiershipOn 28 November 1990, Goh was sworn in as the second PM of Singapore following PM Lee’s resignation.Style of governanceAlthough Goh stressed on continuity in his inaugural speech as PM, he also made it clear that he would be adopting his own style of leadership that would be different from that of his predecessor.12 Goh’s style of governance would later be described as consultative and consensual as compared with his Lee’s no-nonsense authoritarian approach.13Goh’s more relaxed and affable personality combined with the setting up of consultative units such as the Feedback Unit in March 1985 and the Institute of Policy Studies in December 1987 gave the impression that there was indeed a softening of government rule during his tenure as PM.14 However, Goh’s critics saw the introduction of the Nominated Member of Parliament scheme in 1990 as an attempt to entrench PAP rule.15 There were also limits to Goh’s consultative approach, as out-of-bounds markers were established in the realm of political participation. Biography. Emeritus Senior … The Business Times, p. 2; CDAC welcomes govt’s pledge. (Call no. ), (pp. In S. K. S. Tan & C. B. Goh (Eds.). (2004). (Call no. : RSING 959.5705 TRI-[HIS]); Parliament of Singapore. During Goh’s time as PM, bilateral relations generally improved between Singapore and its regional neighbours. (Call no. After much consideration, Goh decided to stay in the civil service.6In 1966, Goh was awarded a fellowship to study at Williams College in Massachusetts, USA. (Call no. This was apparent when Goh gave a strongly worded response to writer Catherine Lim’s newspaper articles pertaining to what she saw as a “great affective divide” between the government and the people and a return to a more authoritative style of governance.16Contributions, policies and schemesEconomyGoh led the country through trying times such as the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and the economic downturn caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003.17 During his premiership, Singapore’s economy grew by an average of 6.4 percent.18 Singapore’s manufacturing sector moved up the value chain, and as part of a regionalisation policy of creating an “external wing” to the economy, emphasis shifted towards investing abroad.19 Major fiscal reforms were introduced in the form of goods and services tax, which provided the government with a broader tax base. The Straits Times, p. 13; 120 pioneers in novel form of community life. The group had graduated from RI in 1960, a whopping 61 years back. Retrieved from People’s Association website: http://www.pa.gov.sg/our-network/grassroots-organisations/residents-committees.html11. (1983, August 30). (Call no. Singapore Monitor, p. 7. (Ed.) 313–323). (Eds. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])30.Tan, S. (1991, January 6). PM accepts MM, SM’s offer to step down. Chong, A. Goh Chok Tong (born 20 May 1941) is a former Singaporean politician who served as the 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004 for 13 years. (Call no. The Straits Times, p. 3. In B. Welsh, et al. (Eds. 39. Goh Chok Tong and George Yeo Yong-Boon. Goh Chok Tong: Singapore’s new premier. ), Impressions of the Goh Chok Tong years in Singapore (pp. Singapore: NUS Press, pp. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Thangavelu, S. M. (2009). In B. Welsh, et al. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS]). Introduction to National Education in Singapore. 203–204. 32–33. One government, two styles. (Eds. Indian Council for Cultural Relations. (pp. (1991). 201, 216–217. (2009). In B. Welsh, et al. : RSING 328.5957 SIN); 35. 4–5. They are parents to a pair of twins: son Jin Hian and daughter Jin Theng. Retrieved from Ministry of Health website: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/moh_web/home/costs_and_financing/schemes_subsidies/Medifund.html. In B. Welsh, et al. 230–239). Retrieved from National Archives of Singapore website: http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/51. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])19. (Call no. 5,535,000), 299 sq mi (774 sq km). He urges members of the public to take the chance to visit the zoo to take their minds off the stress of COVID-19. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])14. (Eds. Tribute to Goh Chok Tong: Prime minister of Singapore 1990– 2004. Want growth? The release of the book, titled Standing Tall: The Goh Chok Tong Years, is planned to mark his 80th birthday, Mr Goh said in a Facebook post. (Call no. (Call no. (2004, August 10). (Call no. (Eds. : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Lim, A. 180–182. (Call no. : RSING 959.5705 TRI-[HIS]); Special bodies plan for Marine Parade. In B. Welsh, et al. : RSING 959.5705 IMP-[HIS])24. Goh Chok Tong: Singapore’s new premier. (1996, March 29). (2001, January 12). You can check out his Facebook post in full below: Now, saying that you’re fine is one thing, but if you need to prove it? : RSING 959.57092 CHO-[HIS]); Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts. (1994, December 4). Spreading the benefits of growth and managing inequality. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.31. . Much hope for small and needy families. Retrieved from AsiaOne website: http://news.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20081020-94964.html54. Thangavelu, S. M. (2009). The Straits Times, p. 1. Goh Chok Tong (gō chôk tông), 1941–, prime minister of Singapore Singapore, officially Republic of Singapore, republic (2015 est. . (Call no. (Ed.) Singapore: Lim Siew Ming (Pte) Ltd, pp. 1–23). Yet, the economic growth that came with Goh’s economic policies also resulted in rising income inequality: The Gini coefficient (a measure of income inequality) rose from 0.436 in 1990 to 0.517 in 2004.20Tackling income inequalityTo manage income inequality, Goh focused on improving the education levels of Singaporeans to ensure that they had the relevant skills in a knowledge-based economy, as well as retraining current workers for better employability.21In 1993, the Edusave scheme was started to motivate students to perform well in school by awarding various grants and scholarships, as well as to level the playing field for students.22 Other programmes launched in the 1990s included the Skills Redevelopment Programme in 1996, which enables workers to upgrade their skills, and PRIME (Programme for Rebuilding and Improving Existing Schools) in 1999 to improve the infrastructure of schools and the quality of education in Singapore.23In 2003, the Singapore Workforce Development Agency was established to enhance the competitiveness and employability of the workforce.