Kwa Geok Choo
Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010) was a Singaporean lawyer.
The Honourable Kwa Geok Choo | |
|---|---|
柯玉芝 | |
Kwa in 1985 | |
| Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In role 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Tan Choo Leng |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kwa Geok Choo 21 December 1920 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
| Died | 2 October 2010 (aged 89) Singapore |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1959–1990) |
| Spouse |
Lee Kuan Yew (m. 1950) |
| Children | Lee Hsien Loong (son) Lee Wei Ling (daughter) Lee Hsien Yang (son) |
| Education | Methodist Girls' School Raffles Institution |
| Alma mater | Raffles College Girton College, Cambridge (BA) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling.
She was the co-founder and partner of law firm Lee & Lee and took the role as the spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990.
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