Non-constituency Member of the 7th Parliament of Singapore
In office 16 September 1988 – 14 August 1991
Preceded by
Seat Vacant
Succeeded by
Seat Vacant
Personal details
Born
Lee Siew Choh
(1917-11-01)1 November 1917 Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya
Died
18 July 2002(2002-07-18) (aged 84) Singapore
Resting place
Mount Vernon Sanctuary, Singapore
Citizenship
Singaporean
Political party
Workers' Party (1988–1997) Socialist Front (1963-1988) People's Action Party (1959-1963)
Spouse
Kathleen Fam
(m. 1943–2002)
Children
Victor Lee Yew Kwong (son)
Peter Lee Yew Chung(son)
David Lee Yew Kwong (son)
Elanie Lee Yu Lian (daughter)
Parents
Lee Fook Chuen (father)
Yim Kam (mother)
Alma mater
Victoria Institution King Edward VII College of Medicine
Occupation
Physician, politician
Lee Siew Choh
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
李紹祖
Simplified Chinese
李绍祖
Hanyu Pinyin
Lǐ Shàozǔ
Jyutping
Lei5 Siu6 Zou2
Hokkien POJ
Lí Siāu-chó͘
Tâi-lô
Lí Siāu-tsóo
In this Chinese name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Siew Choh (simplified Chinese: 李绍祖; traditional Chinese: 李紹祖; pinyin: Lǐ Shàozǔ; Jyutping: Lei5 Siu6 Zou2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Siāu-chó͘; 1 November 1917 – 18 July 2002) was a Singaporean politician and physician. A former member of the opposition Worker's Party (WP), he was the Member of Parliament for Queenstown from 1959 to 1963 and served as the NCMP from September 1988 to August 1991 of the 7th Parliament of Singapore.
Initially a member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he became a leader of the breakaway faction of Barisan Sosialis (BS) in 1961. After the BS merged with the Workers' Party (WP) in 1988, Lee stood as a WP candidate in the 1988 election and became Singapore's first Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) due to his best performance among the opposition candidates. He served as the NCMP from September 1988 to August 1991.
expelled from the PAP. The prominent founding members of the Barisan were LeeSiewChoh and Lim Chin Siong. It became the biggest opposition party in Singapore...
Barisan Sosialis. On 13 July 1962, Barisan MP LeeSiewChoh tabled a motion of no confidence against Lee Kuan Yew. Three assemblymen were absent bringing...
Shaker Publishing Singapore portal House Arrest#Singapore Internment LeeSiew-Choh Lim Chin Siong Tan Chay Wa's tombstone trial Ang Hiok Ga (14–15 October...
On 21 July 1969, Lim wrote two letters: one addressed to Lee Kuan Yew, and one to LeeSiewChoh. In those letters, Lim stated that he had "completely lost...
less kiasu behaviour. Furthermore, in a parliamentary debate in 1990, LeeSiew-Choh, a member of parliament, stated that he hoped that ministers would not...
Independence of Singapore Agreement 1965 The 13 PAP Assemblymen were LeeSiewChoh, Low Por Tuck, Wong Soon Fong, ST Bani, Sheng Nam Chin, Chan Sun Wing...
Marxist arrests. The Opposition Non-constituency Member of Parliament Dr. LeeSiewChoh alleged that the timing of the drafting indicated that the bill was...
Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982 and from 1994 to 1997 LeeSiewChoh, politician and medical doctor. Singapore's first Non-Constituency Member...
demonstrations. On 22 April 1963, four Barisan Sosialis leaders, along with LeeSiewChoh, demonstrated against Operation Coldstore at the Prime Minister's Office...
solicitor-general and Law Society president, Francis Seow and veteran politician Dr LeeSiewChoh, both of which were standing under the WP ticket in Eunos Group Representation...
of LeeSiewChoh in 1993, despite his team of Eunos GRC were narrowly defeated by an inferior margin. During the time where Ong Teng Cheong and Lee Hsien...
Malaysian Chinese descent. Lee Khoon Choy, was a Singaporean journalist and politician, of Malaysian Chinese descent. LeeSiewChoh, was a Singaporean politician...
defunct members from the PAP. He managed to defeat Barisan Chairman LeeSiewChoh by a mere 89 votes in the 1963 general election, his narrowest electoral...
24 September 1961 John Mammen (PAP) from 16 November 1961 Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew (PAP) Deputy Prime Minister: Toh Chin Chye (PAP) Leader of the Opposition:...
communists, and such claims were repeated by Liberal Socialists and UMNO. Lee Kuan Yew brushed off the claims, describing them as "silly", "blabbering"...
dissolved parliament on 4 December 1984 on the advice of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. The result was a victory for the People's Action Party, which won...
addressed. In the end, Jufrie and his fellow Workers' Party members LeeSiewChoh, Neo Choon Aik and Wee Han Kim were narrowly defeated by the PAP's team...
iconic leader, Lim Chin Siong, in the vacated seat, but the Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew opted against a by-election, and instead called a fresh election...
Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) scheme had been introduced in 1984, LeeSiewChoh of the Workers' Party became an NCMP following the 1988 general election:...
planning area. The Tanglin Halt Neighbourhood Centre was opened in 1964 by LeeSiewChoh. The estate was also serviced by the Tanglin Halt Market. During the...
who signed the Independence of Singapore Agreement in 1965. Together with Lee Khoon Choy, Jek was appointed as the government representatives on the...
Minister of Papua New Guinea from 1980 to 1982, and from 1994 to 1997 LeeSiewChoh, politician and medical doctor. Singapore's first Non-Constituency Member...
politician, Malaysia Lee Bee Wah, politician, Singapore Lee Chean Chung, politician, Malaysia Lee Li Lian, politician, Singapore LeeSiewChoh, politician, Singapore...
also introduced a few other prominent members, such as future ministers Lee Yock Suan and S. Jayakumar, as well as a backbencher (and later Progress...
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