Former Deputy Prime Minister Goh Keng Swee died early Friday morning after a long illness.
Dr Goh, who had also served as Finance Minister and Education Minister, was 91.
An instrumental figure in the development of Singapore from its first steps at nationhood through to the 1980s, Dr Goh will be accorded a state funeral.
Dr Goh is survived by his wife, son, daughter-in-law, two grandsons and three great grandchildren.
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