Toh Chin Chye
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Dr Toh Chin Chye |
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| 杜进才 | |
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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In office 5 June 1965 – 2 August 1968 |
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| President | Yusof bin Ishak |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Chairman of the People's Action Party | |
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In office 1954–1981 |
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| Preceded by | None, new post |
| Succeeded by | Ong Teng Cheong |
| Minister for Science and Technology | |
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In office 1968–1975 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | None, new post |
| Succeeded by | None, post abolished |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 2 June 1975 – 5 January 1981 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Yong Nyuk Lin |
| Succeeded by | Howe Yoon Chong |
| Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore | |
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In office 1968–1975 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Tay Boon |
| Succeeded by | Kwan Sai Kheong |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Rochor SMC |
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In office 1959–1988 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
10 December 1921 Batu Gajah, Perak, Malaysia (then the Federated Malay States) |
| Died | 3 February 2012 (aged 90) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse(s) | Florence Yeap Sui Phek (叶瑞碧) (married from 1962 until her death in 2004 at the age of 77) |
| Children | Adopted daughter: Toh Ai Chu (born in 1967 or 1968 – died in 2009 at the age of 41) |
| Alma mater |
St. George's Institution, Anglo-Chinese School in Ipoh, Raffles College in Singapore, University of London, National Institute for Medical Research |
| Awards | Order of Nila Utama (First Class) |
Toh Chin Chye (simplified Chinese: 杜进才; traditional Chinese: 杜進才; pinyin: Dù Jìn Cái; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tō Chìn-châi; 10 December 1921 – 3 February 2012) was a politician from Singapore. He was a prominent member of the country's first generation of political leaders after Singapore became independent in 1965, serving as Deputy Prime Minister (1965–1968), Minister for Science and Technology (1968–1975) and Minister for Health (1975–1981). He served as the Chairman of the People's Action Party (PAP) from 1954 to 1981, and as the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore from 1968 to 1975. After he left the Cabinet in 1981, he continued to serve as a Member of Parliament (MP) on the backbenches until he retired from politics in 1988.
Toh began his career as an academic. He was a Reader in Physiology at the University of Singapore from 1958 to 1964. He became the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Singapore while concurrently serving as the Minister for Science and Technology from 1968 to 1975.
"Once you are in the front edge of administration, there'll be barbs and arrows. Don't expect roses. I never expected roses."
Toh became politically active during his time as a university student in London, when he served as the Chairman of the Malayan Forum, an anti-colonial group for students from Malaya and Singapore (which included two future Prime ministers of Singapore and Malaysia, Lee Kuan Yew and Tun Abdul Razak) which met regularly for discussions and debates on the future of the Malayan region.
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