Goh Chok Tong

Goh Chok Tong – Emeritus Senior Minister, Republic of Singapore

Mr Goh Chok Tong served as Singapore’s second Prime Minister from November 1990 to August 2004.

Mr Goh graduated with First Class Honours in Economics from the University of Singapore in 1964 and joined the Administrative Service of the Singapore Government the same year. In 1967, he graduated with a Master of Arts in Development Economics from Williams College, USA. Mr Goh joined national shipping company Neptune Orient Lines in 1969, and was its Managing Director from 1973 to 1977.

Mr Goh was first elected into Parliament in 1976, and remains a Member of Parliament. Between 1979 and 1990, he served as Minister of Trade and Industry, Health and Defence, respectively. He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in 1985, and succeeded Mr Lee Kuan Yew on 28 November 1990 as Singapore’s second Prime Minister. He 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, 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 National University of Singapore.

吳作棟 — 新加坡榮譽國務資政

吳作棟先生於1990年11月至2004年8月擔任新加坡第二任總理。

吳先生於1964年畢業於新加坡國立大學，獲經濟學一等榮譽學位，並於同年進入新加坡政府。1967年，他於美國威廉姆斯學院獲得發展經濟學碩士學位。此後，吳先生加入海皇輪船公司，並於1973年至1977年擔任董事總經理。

吳先生於1976年首次被選入國會，至今仍擔任國會議員職務。1979年至1990年間，他先後擔任貿工部長、衛生部長和國防部長。他於1985年被任命為副總理，並於1990年11月28日接替李光耀成為新加坡第二任總理。2004年8月他辭去總理職務。此後，他仍以國務資政身份留在內閣，並於2004年8月至2011年5月間任新加坡金融管理局主席。在離開內閣後，吳先生被授予榮譽國務資政頭銜，並被任命為金管局高級顧問。2017年4月，吳先生被任命為新加坡國立大學李光耀公共政策學院主席。