George Bogaars
George Bogaars | |
|---|---|
c. 1974 | |
| Director of the Special Branch | |
| In office 1 August 1960 – 9 August 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Eric John Linsell |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Head of the Singapore Civil Service | |
| In office August 1968 – July 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Stanley Toft Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Howe Yoon Chong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Edwin Bogaars 25 October 1926 |
| Died | 6 April 1992 (aged 65) |
| Spouse | Dorothy Lee Kian Neo (divorced 1977) |
| Children | 3 |
| Relatives | Edwin Tessensohn (great-grandfather) |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA, MA) |
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George Edwin Bogaars PBC PJG (25 October 1926 – 6 April 1992) was a Singaporean intelligence officer and bureaucrat. From 1961 to 1968, he served as the head of the Ministry of Home Affairs' Special Branch and oversaw Operation Coldstore. He subsequently led the Singapore Civil Service and was instrumental in the establishment of the Singapore Armed Forces. Bogaars was also the director of Keppel Shipyard and the National Iron and Steel Mills. Between 1980 and 1985, he suffered a heart attack and three strokes, and remained in poor health for the rest of his life. In 1992, Bogaars died of heart failure, aged 65.