Francis Thomas (politician)
Singaporean educator and former politician (1912–1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Francis Thomas (10 April 1912 – 12 October 1977) was an English-born Singaporean former politician and educator. He was a founding member of political party Labour Front and served as the Minister of Communications and Works from 1955 to 1958 during the 1st Legislative Assembly of Singapore.
Quick Facts Minister of Communications and Works, Preceded by ...
Francis Thomas | |
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Minister of Communications and Works | |
In office 22 April 1955 – 31 March 1959 | |
Preceded by | position established |
Succeeded by | position abolished |
Principal of Saint Andrew's Secondary School | |
In office 1963–1974 | |
Preceded by | Tan Lye Whatt |
Succeeded by | Christian Jansen |
Personal details | |
Born | (1912-04-10)10 April 1912 Westcotes, Leicester |
Died | 12 October 1977(1977-10-12) (aged 65) Singapore |
Spouse | Catherine Eng Neo Thomas (m. 1948) |
Children | 3 |
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In 1959, he retired from politics and returned to education, serving as the principal of Saint Andrew's Secondary School from 1963 to 1974. In 1958, then-Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew described him as "the only honest man in the Labour Front".[1]