Goh Chok Tong



Order:	2nd Prime Minister of Singapore
Term of Office:	November 26, 1990–August 12, 2004
Date of Birth:	May 20, 1941
Place of Birth	Singapore
Wife	Tan Choo Leng
Occupation	Economist
Political Party:	PAP
Deputy Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong (1990–2004) Ong Teng Cheong (1990–1993) Tony Tan Keng Yam (1995–2004)

Goh Chok Tong (Chinese: 吴作栋, Hanyu Pinyin: Wú Zuòdòng; Minnan Gô· Chok-tòng; born May 20 1941), was the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from November 26 1990 to August 12 2004, having had succeeded Lee Kuan Yew. He served a total of fourteen years. He is currently Senior Minister of Singapore, and has been the secretary-general of the People's Action Party since 1992. He is also the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore.

Born into a Hokkien family, Goh previously studied in the Raffles Institution from 1955 to 1960. He is said to have been a very competitive swimmer.

Entering politics at the age of thirty-five, he had previously served as Senior Minister of State for finance, Minister for Trade and Industry, Health and Defence. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the National University of Singapore and a Master of Arts in Development Economics from Williams College in the United States.

Goh is married to Tan Choo Leng. They have a twin son and daughter. Their son, Goh Jin Hian, is a medical doctor at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.

Policies

The following are major policies and policy institutions initiated under Goh Chok Tong's administration:

Preceded by:
Lee Kuan Yew

Prime Minister of Singapore
1990–2004

Followed by:
Lee Hsien Loong

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