Background
DEVAN, Chengara was born on August 5, 1923 in Malacca, Malaysia.
DEVAN, Chengara was born on August 5, 1923 in Malacca, Malaysia.
Victoria Secondary School, Singapore.
Executive Committee, People"s Action Party (PAP) 1954-1956. Secretary Singapore Factory and Shopworkers Union 1954-1956. Detained 1956-1959; Political Secretary Ministry of Education 1959-1960.
Chairman Prisons Inquiry" Commission 1960.
Chairman Adult Education Board 1960-1964. Secretary National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and Director of its Research Unit, Singapore 1964-1965.
Founder and First Secretary-General Democratic Action Partv, Malaysia 1964-1969. Director NTUC Research Unit 1969-1981.
Secretary-General NTUC 1969-1979, President 1979-1981.
President ICFTU Asian Regional Organization 1975-1981. Member of Parliament for Anson, Singapore 1979, re-elected 1980. Resigned as Member of Parliament and President NTUC October 1981.
President, of Republic of Singapore 1981-1985.
Consultant to American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer since 1985. Fellow Institute of Advanced Study, lnd.
University United States of America 1985-1987. Honorary Doctor of Letters (University of Singapore) 1976.
Public Service Star, Singapore 1963.
Central; House of Representatives, Malaysia 1964-1969.
Married Avadai Dhanam in 1953.