Speaker
GOH Chok Tong
Affliation
Former Prime Minister of Singapore
Session

Biography

Mr Goh Chok Tong was Singapore’s Prime Minister from November 1990 to August 2004. Mr Goh was first elected into Parliament in 1976, and served as a Member of Parliament in Marine Parade for 44 years before stepping down in 2020. He maintains his links with Marine Parade as Adviser Emeritus to Marine Parade grassroots organizations. Between 1979 and 1990, Mr Goh served as Minister of Trade and Industry, Health and Defence. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in 1985 and succeeded Mr Lee Kuan Yew on 28 November 1990 as Singapore’s second Prime Minister. After serving as Prime Minister for 14 years, Mr Goh relinquished the premiership in August 2004 to pave the way for leadership renewal. Mr Goh remained in the Cabinet as Senior Minister and was Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) from August 2004 to May 2011. Upon leaving Cabinet in May 2011, Mr Goh was given the honorary title of Emeritus Senior Minister and was appointed Senior Advisor to MAS. In April 2017, Mr Goh was appointed Chairman of the Governing Board of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. In June 2020, Mr Goh was appointed as Special Adviser to the People’s Association.