Kwa Geok Choo
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Kwa Geok Choo was a prominent Singaporean lawyer and the wife of founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, noted for her quiet but significant influence on Singapore’s early legal and political development.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Singaporean
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human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
rule of law in Singapore
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women’s rights in Singapore ⓘ |
| almaMater | University of Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1920-12-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Lee Hsien Loong
NERFINISHED
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Lee Hsien Yang NERFINISHED ⓘ Lee Wei Ling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounded | Lee & Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1947-09-30 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2010-10-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | quiet but influential figure in Singapore politics ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Girton College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Raffles College NERFINISHED ⓘ Raffles Institution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Madam ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Kwa Geok Choo Centre for Legal Education (SMU)
NERFINISHED
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Kwa Geok Choo Law Library, Singapore Management University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
early constitutional framework of Singapore
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legal status of women in Singapore ⓘ |
| knownFor |
behind-the-scenes influence on Singapore’s early legal and political development
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being wife and close political confidante of Lee Kuan Yew ⓘ co-founding Lee & Lee law firm ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Hokkien NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Kwa Geok Choo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
contribution to drafting of the Constitution of Singapore
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contribution to drafting of the Women’s Charter (Singapore) ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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political figure ⓘ |
| partOf | founding generation of Singapore leaders ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | People’s Action Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | partner at Lee & Lee ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Oxley Road, Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokeAt | People’s Action Party 1959 election rally ⓘ |
| spouse | Lee Kuan Yew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouseOfPrimeMinisterOf | Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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