Goh Keng Swee Comments on article: InfopediaTalk Goh Keng Swee
(Dr) (b. 6 October 1918, Malacca, Malaysia – d. 14 May 2010,
Singapore) has often been called the "economic architect" of
Singapore, contributing greatly in shaping the development of
Singapore into a prosperous nation as Minister for Finance and
Minister of Defence. He held several other key appointments,
including Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Education, and
chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and
various government-led companies. Born into a middle-income
Peranakan family in Malacca, he came to Singapore when he was
two years old. His early education was at Anglo-Chinese School
(1927–1936) and later at Raffles College (1936–1939). Armed with
a diploma in arts, he entered the colonial civil service in
1939, but his career was interrupted by the Japanese Occupation.
He rejoined the civil service in 1946 and his outstanding
performance earned him a scholarship to study statistics at the
London School of Economics (LSE) in 19