Lim Yew Hock

Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock
2nd Chief Minister of Singapore
In office 8 June 1956 – 3 June 1959
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Robert Black (1955–1957) Sir William Goode (1957–1959)
Deputy	Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat
Preceded by	David Marshall
Succeeded by	Lee Kuan Yew (as Prime Minister)
Personal details
Born	Lim Yew Hock 15 October 1914 Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died	November 30, 1984(1984-11-30) (aged 70)
Political party	Progressive Party (1947–1949) Labour Party Labour Front (1955–1958) Singapore People's Alliance (1958–1963)

Appendix: Life experiences

Junior Clerk, Imperial Chemical Industries (1934) Junior Clerk, Cold Storage; Later promoted Stenographer and Private Secretary; Lived on selling charcoal during the fall of Singapore (1934–1947) Secretary-General of the Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union (1947–1950) Singapore Progressive Party member (1947–1949) Unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Singapore (April 1948 - April 1951) Singapore Labour Party member (July 1949 - December 1952) Chairman of the Singapore Labour Party (June 1950 - December 1952) Chairman of the Singapore Clerical and Administrative Workers' Union (July 1950 – 1955) Singapore Legislative Councillor for Keppel constituency (April 1951 - April 1955) Chairman of the Singapore Trades Union Congress (May 1951 – 1955) Member of the Rendel Commission (July 1953 - February 1954) Labour Front member (April 1954 - November 1958) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore for Havelock constituency (April 1955 - June 1959) Member of the Council of Ministers (April 1955 - June 1959) Minister for Labour and Welfare (April 1955 - June 1959) Chief Minister of Singapore (June 1956 - June 1959) Chairman of Labour Front (March–November 1958) Chairman of the Singapore People's Alliance (November 1958 - September 1963) Singapore Minister for Education (March–June 1959) Member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore for Cairnhill constituency (June 1959 - September 1963) Malaysian High Commissioner to Australia (January 1964 - July 1966) Deputy Secretary (Special Duties), Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (August 1966 - August 1968)

Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock (15 October 1914 – 30 November 1984), born Lim Yew Hock (Chinese: 林有福; pinyin: Lín Yǒufú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Iú-hok), was a Singaporean and Malaysian politician of Chinese descent, who served as a Member of the Legislative Council and Assembly from 1948 to 1963, and the second Chief Minister of Singapore from 1956 to 1959.

In his early years, Lim worked as a clerk after he graduated from the Raffles Institution. Following the end of World War II, he joined the labour movement and later began his political career, joining the Progressive Party (PP) in 1947. In 1949, he became a member of the Labour Party. He founded the Labour Front (LF) with David Marshall. The Rendel Constitution was implemented in 1955 due to political instability and greater demands for independence in post-war Singapore. LF won the Legislative Assembly election, with Marshall as Chief Minister. Lim was appointed Minister for Labour and Welfare, and served as his deputy during his term of office.

However, after talks with the Government in London for self-rule failed, Marshall resigned as Chief Minister, and Lim took over. In order to gain trust from the British, Lim suppressed leftist movements. He led an all-party delegation to re-negotiate in talks for self-rule, eventually reaching an agreement with the British for a new constitution granting internal self-rule in 1959. However, Lim lost the support of the Chinese majority due to his oppression of pro-communists, especially the crackdown of teachers and students in Chinese schools for being left-wing. This led to the increase in support for the People's Action Party (PAP), then opposition, led by Lee Kuan Yew.

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