Lawrence Sia

Lawrence Sia Khoon Seong
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Moulmein SMC
In office
6 May 1968 (1968-05-06) – 14 August 1991 (1991-08-14)
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew
Preceded byAvadai Dhanam Lakshimi
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornSia Khoon Seong
(1932-11-10) 10 November 1932
PartyPeople's Action Party
NicknameChia Seong
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese謝坤祥
Simplified Chinese谢坤祥
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiè Kūnxiáng
IPA[ɕjê.kʰwə́n.ɕjǎŋ]
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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.