Wee Kim Wee
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Lee Kuan Yew , Goh Chok Tong
- Preceded by
- Devan Nair , Wee Chong Jin (acting), Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Ong Teng Cheong
- President
- Benjamin Sheares , Devan Nair
- Born
- ( 1915-11-04 ) 4 November 1915, Singapore , Straits Settlements
- Died
- 2 May 2005 (2005-05-02) (aged 89), Siglap Plain , Singapore
- Resting place
- Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
- Party
- Independent
- Spouse
- Koh Sok Hiong ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1936 )
- Education
- Outram Secondary School , Raffles Institution
- Occupation
- Journalist diplomat
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Singapore
- Place of birth
- Singapore
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- Raffles Institution
- Political party
- People's Action Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Malay
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Award
- Darjah Utama Temasek
- Sport
- badminton
- Country for sport
- Singapore
- Image
- Wee Kim Wee (3x4 crop).png
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- date of birth
- 1915-11-04
- date of death
- 2005-05-02
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
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- Wee Kim Wee
- name in native language
- Wee Kim Wee
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Encyclopedic overview
Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist, diplomat and politician who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993.
Born in Singapore during colonial rule, Wee was educated at Outram Secondary School and Raffles Institution, dropping out to work at The Straits Times in 1930. He left The Straits Times to join the United Press Associations in 1941, working there through the Second World War and eventually becoming the office manager and chief correspondent by 1959. That same year, he returned to The Straits Times after being offered the position of Deputy Editor.
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