Goh Keng Swee: A Public Career Remembered Author_Cheng-Wen Wu four from the Philippines

four from the Philippines

he has managed to fool the world with a clever little trick—until the day he meets an inquisitive young journalist whose unexpected friendship causes him to question everything in his life

who in his time

three of which were spent teaching at New York University

Goh Keng Swee: A Public Career Remembered Author_Cheng-Wen Wu four from the PhilippinesDescription About the Editors Dr Goh Keng Swee was Singapores first Minister for Finance from 1959 to 1965 who initiated Singapores first industrial estate now known as Jurong Town. He was also the first and longest serving Defence Minister after Singapore became independent in 1965, responsible for building up the Singapore Armed Forces from scratch. Later he became Minister for Education in 1981 and revamped the education system to what it is today.