Lee Siew Choh
Lee Siew Choh | |
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| 李绍祖 | |
Lee in the 1950s | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore for Queenstown | |
| In office 30 May 1959 – 21 September 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Choon Eng |
| Succeeded by | Jek Yeun Thong |
| Chairman of the Barisan Sosialis | |
| In office 29 July 1961 – May 1988 | |
| Non-constituency Member of the 7th Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 16 September 1988 – 14 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lee Siew Choh 1 November 1917 |
| Died | 18 July 2002 (aged 84) |
| Resting place | Mount Vernon Sanctuary, Singapore |
| Citizenship | Singaporean |
| Party | Workers' Party (1988–1993) Barisan Sosialis (1961–1988) People's Action Party (1957–1961) |
| Spouse |
Kathleen Fam-Lee
(m. 1943–2002) |
| Relations | Michael Fam (brother-in-law) Ivan Polunin (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Victoria Institution King Edward VII College of Medicine |
| Occupation | Physician, politician |
Lee Siew Choh | |
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| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 李紹祖 |
| Simplified Chinese | 李绍祖 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Lǐ Shàozǔ |
| Jyutping | Lei5 Siu6 Zou2 |
Lee Siew Choh (simplified Chinese: 李绍祖; traditional Chinese: 李紹祖; pinyin: Lǐ Shàozǔ; Jyutping: Lei5 Siu6 Zou2; 1 November 1917 – 18 July 2002) was a Singaporean politician and physician. He was the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Queenstown Constituency between 1959 and 1963 and the non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) between 1988 and 1991.
Lee first entered Parliament during the 1959 general election representing Queenstown in colonial Singapore, consistent with the initial rise to power of the now-dominant People's Action Party (PAP); however, he left for Barisan Sosialis (BS) in 1961 when it was created as a defection from the PAP. After BS merged with the Workers' Party (WP) in 1988, Lee stood as a WP candidate for Eunos Group Representation Constituency (GRC) during the general election in the same year, becoming Singapore's first NCMP after obtaining the best result among defeated opposition candidates. He remained in the position until the 1991 general election.