Ong Pang Boon DUNU (Chinese: 王邦文; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông pang-bûn; pinyin: Wáng Bāngwén; born 28 March 1929) is a Singaporean retired politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs between 1959 and 1963 and again for a short period of time in 1970, Minister for Education between 1963 and 1970, Minister for Labour between 1971 and ...

Mar 28, 2022 · Comrade Ong Pang Boon, who helmed several key portfolios like Home Affairs, Education, Labour and Environment, turns 93 years old today (Mar 28, 2022). An Old Guard leader of Singapore’s first Cabinet, he became the Party’s first organising secretary and its first full-time employee in 1956, after accepting founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan ...

Ong Pang Boon (b. 28 March 1929, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya–) was a politician and a prominent member of the People’s Action Party (PAP). He was appointed the minister for home affairs in the first cabinet of Singapore following the party’s victory in …

Hong Leong Group Singapore celebrates the retirement of Mr Ong Pang Boon as he steps down from the Group’s charity arm, Hong Leong Foundation on 15 June 2022. He was appointed Governor of the Foundation on 23 May 1985 and served as …

Mar 24, 2019 · SINGAPORE - In order to signal that national defence was a priority back in 1965, Mr Ong Pang Boon, together with fellow ministers Jek Yeun Thong and Othman Wok, led by example and volunteered to...

Mar 24, 2019 · Comrade Ong Pang Boon, an Old Guard leader and a Minister in the first PAP Government in 1959, celebrated his 90th Birthday yesterday. PAP Secretary-General and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and 100 comrades – past and present- were in attendance at the Parliament House to celebrate Comrade Ong’s birthday.

Nov 10, 2019 · Old Guard leader and the People’s Action Party’s (PAP) first Organising Secretary Ong Pang Boon was conferred the Distinguished Service Medal at PAP’s Awards and Convention this year. Comrade Ong played a crucial role in supporting the Party in the early days.

Mar 29, 2015 · SINGAPORE — Mr Ong Pang Boon, a member of Singapore's first Cabinet, delivered his eulogy for Mr Lee Kuan Yew today (March 29). Here is his eulogy in full: The first time I...

Apr 17, 2017 · SINGAPORE — With the death of Mr Othman Wok, former ministers Mr Ong Pang Boon and Mr Jek Yeun Thong are the two surviving members of Singapore’s first Cabinet. The three men were last seen...

Aug 19, 2024 · Ong Pang Boon is the last surviving member of the ‘Old Guards’, the group of comrades led by Lee Kuan Yew who transformed Singapore from a backwater into a First World nation. He held several key ministerial portfolios, including Environment, Labour, Education and Communications.