Lee Siew Choh
Singaporean politician (1917–2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lee Siew Choh (simplified Chinese: 李绍祖; traditional Chinese: 李紹祖; pinyin: Lǐ Shàozǔ; Jyutping: Lei5 Siu6 Zou2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Siāu-chó͘; 1 November 1917 – 18 July 2002) was a Singaporean politician and physician. A former member of the opposition Worker's Party (WP), he was the Member of Parliament for Queenstown from 1959 to 1963 and served as the NCMP from September 1988 to August 1991 of the 7th Parliament of Singapore.
Lee Siew Choh | |
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李绍祖 | |
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Queenstown | |
In office 30 May 1959 – 21 September 1963 | |
Preceded by | Lee Choon Eng |
Succeeded by | Jek Yeun Thong |
Non-constituency Member of the 7th Parliament of Singapore | |
In office 16 September 1988 – 14 August 1991 | |
Preceded by | Seat Vacant |
Succeeded by | Seat Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Siew Choh (1917-11-01)1 November 1917 Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya |
Died | 18 July 2002(2002-07-18) (aged 84) Singapore |
Resting place | Mount Vernon Sanctuary, Singapore |
Citizenship | Singaporean |
Political party | Workers' Party (1988–1997) Socialist Front (1963-1988) People's Action Party (1959-1963) |
Spouse |
Kathleen Fam (m. 1943–2002) |
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Alma mater | Victoria Institution King Edward VII College of Medicine |
Occupation | Physician, politician |
Lee Siew Choh | |
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Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 李紹祖 |
Simplified Chinese | 李绍祖 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Shàozǔ |
Jyutping | Lei5 Siu6 Zou2 |
Hokkien POJ | Lí Siāu-chó͘ |
Tâi-lô | Lí Siāu-tsóo |
Initially a member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he became a leader of the breakaway faction of Barisan Sosialis (BS) in 1961. After the BS merged with the Workers' Party (WP) in 1988, Lee stood as a WP candidate in the 1988 election and became Singapore's first Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) due to his best performance among the opposition candidates. He served as the NCMP from September 1988 to August 1991.