Background
Chew was born May 15, 1918, in Gopeng, Malaya.
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Chew Swee Kee
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He attended Chung Wah Chinese School and Anglo-Chinese School.
Career
He was given the role of Minister of Education following the victory of the Labour Front in the 1955 Legislative Elections. He was also acting Chief Minister and chairman of the All-Party Committee of the Singapore Legislative Assembly. Returning from Hong Kong, where he had travelled to in 1956 for professional reasons, he became the Labour Front"s president in around 1957.
He later joined the Singapore People"s Alliance.
In February 1959, Chew was accused of corruption by the People"s Action Party. The claim has it that Chew accepted around $700,000 to $800,000 from an unrevealed donor in New York as a "political gift".
Chew promptly stepped down from his post on March 4, 1959. The incident is credited for causing the Singapore People"s Alliance"s downfall.
Chew died in December 1985.
The cause of death was myocardial infarction.
Politics
A member of Singapore-based political party Labour Front, Chew served as Minister of Education from 1955 to around 1959. Chew was a member of the Labour Front, a Singapore-based political party.
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Nationality
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Political Party
People"s Alliance