Kwa Geok Choo | |
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柯玉芝 | |
![]() Kwa in 1985 | |
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore | |
In role 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Tan Choo Leng |
Personal details | |
Born | Kwa Geok Choo 21 December 1920 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
Died | 2 October 2010 Singapore | (aged 89)
Resting place | Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium |
Political party | People's Action Party (1959–1990) |
Spouse | |
Children | Lee Hsien Loong (son) Lee Wei Ling (daughter) Lee Hsien Yang (son) |
Education | Methodist Girls' School[1] Raffles Institution |
Alma mater | Raffles College Girton College, Cambridge (BA) |
Occupation | Lawyer[2] |
Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010)[3] was a Singaporean lawyer. She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding Prime Minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling.[4]
She was the co-founder and partner of law firm Lee & Lee and took the role as the spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990.