PAP founding member Toh Chin Chye dies

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PAP founding member Toh Chin Chye dies
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SINGAPORE: One of the founding members of the People's Action Party, Dr Toh Chin Chye has died.

Together with Old Guard Leaders Lee Kuan Yew, S Rajaratnam and Goh Keng Swee, Dr Toh had helped lay the foundation for future generations of Singaporeans.

He was 90 years old.

Dr Toh's son-in-law Mr Johnny Ng, said: "To the family he's a nice person. He loved and cared for the grandchildren."

Dr Toh's personal assistant, Mr Ronald Ho, said: "He spent his whole active life for Singapore... He's different, he had feelings, he cared for his own people."

The son of a bicycle shop owner, Dr Toh was born in Malaysia in 1921.

A brilliant student, he won scholarships to study at Raffles College in Singapore, and then in London for a doctorate in physiology.

It was in London that Dr Toh got closer to his future political comrades, Dr Goh Keng Swee and Mr Lee Kuan Yew.

In November 1954, the People's Action Party was formed - with Dr Toh as its Founding Chairman.

His was a voice of moderation and rationality, which helped hold together a party divided between the pro-communists and moderates.

In a tribute years later, Mr Lee said without Dr Toh holding the fort in the PAP, the party might never have held together.

After the PAP's landslide victory in 1959, Mr Lee was sworn in as Prime Minister.

And Dr Toh was sworn in as Deputy Prime Minister, a post he held till 1968.

Dr Toh who later served as Science and Technology Minister as well Health Minister, left the Cabinet in 1981 to make way for younger ministers as part of the political renewal process.

He retired as the MP for Rochor in 1988 - at the age of 67.

A "Tribute to Dr Toh Chin Chye Special" programme by Channel NewsAsia is now available here.

- CNA/cc/ck

 

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Looking forward to appoint Goh Meng Seng as representative of SAM ALFRESCO HEAVENLY FORUM, to attend the wake of TOH CHIN CHYE - the true founder of this nation and our flag

 

[Fook Seng]

Looking forward to appoint Goh Meng Seng as representative of SAM ALFRESCO HEAVENLY FORUM, to attend the wake of TOH CHIN CHYE - the true founder of this nation and our flag

Ya. He should go bearing the nicks of all Alfrescians. Never mind that some would be over represented with their clones.