Ch'ng Jit Koon
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Ch'ng Jit Koon | |
|---|---|
| 庄日昆 | |
 Ch'ng in 1988 | |
| Member of Parliament for Tiong Bahru Single Member Constituency | |
| In office 6 May 1968 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Teck Him |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency | |
| In office 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | constituency established |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency | |
| In office 6 January 1992 – 16 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Chee Onn |
| Succeeded by | constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1934 |
| Died | 1 March 2024 (aged 90) |
| Resting place | Siong Lim Temple |
| Alma mater | Nanyang University |
Ch'ng Jit Koon DUBC (Chinese: 庄日昆; 19 February 1934 – 1 March 2024) was a Chinese-born Singaporean former politician. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiong Bahru Constituency from 1968 to 1988, the MP for Tiong Bahru Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 1989 to 1991, and the MP for Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 1992 to 1996.
Ch'ng also served as the Second Adviser to Tanjong Pagar Grassroots from 1975 to 1996 and served as Senior Minister of State for Community Development from 1985 to 1991. He also introduced ministerial walkabouts.[1] On 1 March 2024, Ch'ng died at 90.[2]
Ch'ng was born in 1934 in Hui'an County, Quanzhou, China and moved to the Straits Settlements (present-day Singapore) in 1935. His father worked as an assistant manager. During the Japanese occupation, Ch'ng worked at a soap factory, preventing him from being drafted as a labourer for the Japanese.[3]
Ch'ng was educated at Chung Cheng High School and Beatty Secondary School. Ch'ng got a Bachelor of Arts degree at Nanyang University and was also a member at the council at Nanyang University.[4] He was also the treasurer of the Nanyang University and the chairman of Tanglin Technical Secondary School Advisory Committee.[5]