Lawrence Sia
Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong | |||||||||
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| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Moulmein SMC | |||||||||
| In office 6 May 1968 – 14 August 1991 | |||||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew | ||||||||
| Preceded by | Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi | ||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||
| Born | Sia Khoon Seong 10 November 1932 | ||||||||
| Party | People's Action Party | ||||||||
| Nickname | Chia Seong | ||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 謝坤祥 | ||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 谢坤祥 | ||||||||
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Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong (born 10 November 1932) is a former Singaporean teacher, trade unionist and politician. Sia was the president of the Singapore Teachers' Union from 1971, before being expelled in 2003. He also served as Member of Parliament for Moulmein from 1968 to 1991, and spoke about issues, such as education. In addition, Sia was deputy secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress from 1970 to 1999.