Former president and deputy prime minister Tony Tan shares his experiences of going against decisions made by his predecessors, including founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, in his memoir titled Tony Tan Keng Yam: My Political Journey.
Dr Tony Tan shared how he sometimes had to go against decisions made by his predecessors – including those signed off by founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew . SINGAPORE – In a 340-page memoir, former president and deputy prime minister Tony Tan divulged the thinking behind some of the difficult policy decisions he had to make during his time in politics. The book, titled Tony Tan Keng Yam: My Political Journey, was launched by publisher Straits Times Press on March 12.
It is co-authored by Dr Tan and former ST journalist Leslie Koh. In the book, the famously bespectacled statesman shared how he sometimes had to go against decisions made by his predecessors – including those signed off by founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.A mathematician who never was, Dr Tan had dreams of spending his life in academia or banking. He was certainly brainy: He topped his cohort at both the then equivalent versions of the O- and A-level exams, and graduated from university in two year
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