Chor Yeok Eng

Chor Yeok Eng
Native name	曹煜英
Born	Thomas Chor Yeok Eng 29 January 1930
Died	21 July 2016 (aged 86)
Citizenship	Singaporean Citizen
Occupation	Politician
Political party	People's Action Party (1959-1984)

Chor Yeok Eng (Chinese: 曹煜英; pinyin: Cáo Yù Yīng; 29 January 1930 – 21 July 2016) was a Singaporean politician who was prominent in the People's Action Party (PAP).

Beside elective office, Chor was Chairman of People's Action Party Bukit Timah Branch in 1979.

Chor served two separate stints in Parliamen. He was first elected in 1959 as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore for the constituency of Jurong but was defeated in 1963. He was elected as a member of the Parliament of Singapore for Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency serving from 1966 to 1984.

Chor was considered as one of the 'Old Guard', the first generation of leaders of independent state of Singapore. He was one of its remaining living members, outliving former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, along with others like Othman Wok, Ong Pang Boon and Jek Yeun Thong.

Chor has three daughters, two sons, three grandsons and two great-grandsons. A year before his death, Chor was diagnosed with aplastic anemia. Chor died on July 21, 2016 at Singapore General Hospital, aged 86.

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