ACTIVITIES:
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1950 - 1959 | Practiced as lawyer and was honorary legal adviser to many trade unions.
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1954 | Founder member and Secretary-General of People's Action Party.
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1955 | First elected for Tanjong Pagar. Has continuously represented Tanjong Pagar ever since.
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1959 | Became Prime Minister. Continued as Prime Minister after PAP won General Elections in 1963, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984 and 1988.
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1990 - 1996 | Resigned as Prime Minister. Appointed as Senior Minister by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong after the 1991 General Elections.
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