Chor Yeok Eng

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Chor Yeok Eng PJG
曹煜英

Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bukit Timah
In office 2 November 1966 – 4 December 1984
Preceded by	Lee Tee Tong (BS)
Succeeded by	Wang Kai Yuen (PAP)

Personal details
Born	Thomas Chor Yeok Eng (1930-01-29)29 January 1930 Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died	21 July 2016(2016-07-21) (aged 86)
Citizenship	Singaporean
Political party	People's Action Party (1959–1984)
Occupation	Politician

Chor Yeok Eng


Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	曹煜英
Simplified Chinese	曹煜英

Hanyu Pinyin	Cáo Yùyīng
Jyutping	Cou4 Juk1 Jing1
Hokkien POJ	Chô Io̍k-eng

Chor Yeok Eng PJG (Chinese: 曹煜英; pinyin: Cáo Yùyīng; Jyutping: Cou4 Juk1 Jing1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chô Io̍k-eng; 29 January 1930 – 21 July 2016) was a Singaporean politician who is one of the "Old Guard" members of the People's Action Party (PAP).

Political career

Chor served two separate stints in Parliament. He was first elected in 1959 as the member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore for the Jurong Single Member Constituency but was defeated in 1963. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary for the National Development from 1961 to 1963.

Between 1963 and 1966, he served as Political Secretary for Health.

Chor was elected as a member of the Parliament of Singapore for Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency serving from 1966 to 1984. He also served as Parliamentary Secretary for Health from 1966 to 1972 and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Environment for 1972 to 1982.

Chor was the Chairman of People's Action Party Bukit Timah Branch in 1979.

Personal life

Chor has three daughters, two sons, three grandsons and two great-grandsons.

In 2015, Chor was diagnosed with aplastic anemia.^[1] He died on 21 July 2016 at Singapore General Hospital.^[1]

Honours and awards

1990 Meritorius Service Medal^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Kam, Leong Weng (21 July 2016). "First-generation PAP MP Chor Yeok Eng dies, aged 86". www.straitstimes.com. The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
^ "Portrait of Mr. Chor Yeok Eng, Member of Parliamentary for Bukit Timah - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

Bibliography

Lam, Peng Er and Tan, Kevin (Ed.) (2000). Lee's lieutenants : Singapore's old guard. Singapore: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-172-8

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