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The following lists events that happened during 1959 in Singapore.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor of Singapore
- Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode ( until 2 June)
- Yang di-Pertuan Negara
- Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode (from 3 June to 2 December)
- Yusof Ishak (from 3 December)
- Chief Minister – Lim Yew Hock (until June 3)
- Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew (from 5 June)
- Chief Secretary: Edgeworth Beresford David (till 2 June)
Events
[edit]May
[edit]- 30 May – The 1959 General Elections was held. Lee Kuan Yew was elected as Prime Minister of Singapore.[1][2]
June
[edit]- 3 June – The 1958 State of Singapore Constitution is adopted, allowing for self-governance in Singapore.[3]
- 5 June – The first Cabinet is sworn into power.[4]
- 8 June – A campaign against decadent lifestyles is launched.[5]
- 20 June – The Ministry of National Development will start a team with seven Assembly members from 22 June, with many departments to be consolidated under MND. The Singapore Improvement Trust will also be brought under the Ministry in future.[6]
- 25 June – The Ministry of National Development forms the Primary Production Department to better serve farmers and fishermen.[7][8]
October
[edit]- 23 October – Various departments of the City Council and Rural Board will be absorbed into the Ministry of National Development, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Labour and Law.[9]
November
[edit]- 11 November- The National Anthem "Majulah Singapura" was selected as the National Anthem of Singapore.
December
[edit]- 3 December – Encik Yusof bin Ishak is sworn in as Singapore's second Yang di-Pertuan Negara.[10] On the same day, the National Flag of Singapore,[11] the Coat of arms of Singapore and the national anthem, Majulah Singapura, are unveiled.
- 12–17 December – Singapore participates in the 1959 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games, the first SEAP event. It came in fourth with 33 medals.
Births
[edit]- 9 February – Gan Kim Yong, Minister for Trade and Industry.
- 26 February – Lim Hwee Hua, former politician, first woman in Singapore's Cabinet.
- 12 March – Kenneth Jeyaratnam, politician and hedge fund manager.
- 26 March – K. Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.
- 24 June – Raymond Lim, former politician.
- 25 September – Leong Mun Wai, politician and former investment banker.
- 25 November – Marrie Lee, director, producer, writer and actress.
- 9 December – Denise Phua, politician.
Deaths
[edit]- 14 March – Tan Thoon Lip, lawyer and public official (b. 1910).[12]
- 30 March – James Lornie, Scottish colonial administrator (b. 1876).[13]
- 5 April – Teo Eng Hock, rubber tycoon and one of the founders of the Singapore branch of the Tongmenghui (b. 1872).[14]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 29 November 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ "1959 Legislative Assembly General Election". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "1958 State of Singapore Constitution is adopted". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "The First Cabinet is sworn in". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Campaign against yellow culture is launched". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Ong sets up seven-man team to hear grouses from the public". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 June 1959. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Dr. THAM IS HEAD OF NEW DEPT. OF PRIMARY PRODUCTION". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 26 June 1959. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Primary Production Department is formed". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Three Ministries absorb Council departments". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 24 October 1959. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Yusof bin Ishak". National Library Board. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ^ Singapore State Arms and Flag and National Anthem Ordinance 1959 (No. 70 of 1959), now the Singapore Arms and Flag and National Anthem Act (Cap. 296, 1985 Rev. Ed.).
- ^ "Tan Thoon Lip". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Obituary". Times. 31 March 1959. p. 10.
- ^ "FORMER SINGAPORE 'RUBBER KING' DIES IN HONG KONG". NewspaperSG. 11 April 1959. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
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