Kwa Geok Choo Politician

Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kua Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010) was most widely known as the wife of Singapore's former Minister Mentor and former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, and one of the partners in the law firm Lee & Lee.Kwa is also the mother of current Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong. She was a former pupil of Methodist Girls' School and read law at Girton College, Cambridge University, where she was a Queen's Scholar from Malaya.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 21, 1920
Birth place
Singapore
Date of deathOctober 02, 2010
Place of death
Singapore
Education
Methodist Girls' School
University of Cambridge
Spouse
Children
Lee Hsien Yang

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Office holder

officeSpouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore
party
People's Action Party
prime minister
successor
Tan Choo Leng

Kwa Geok Choo on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.pmo.gov.sg/News/PressReleases/Press+Statement++Passing+of+Mrs+Lee+Kuan+Yew.htm