edmund william barker group members: lydia, ying hui, jae, lixon, silas...

Edmund William Barker

Group members:

Lydia, Ying Hui, Jae, Lixon, Silas founding-fathers-of-singapore.blogspot.com

Values

Values

CheerfulHonest & HonourableIndomitableLucidDown-to-earthSocial Butterfly

As a Law Minister&

a National Development Minister

Contributions to Singapore

As a Law Minister

• The Land Acquisition Act

Government

As a Law Minister

• The Preservation of Monuments Act

As a Law Minister

• Presidential Council For Minorities

As a Law Minister

• Streamlined the process of reaching a verdict

As a National Development Minister

• Announced to transform part of beach road into a ‘Golden Mile’

Others

• Wrote the document for Singapore Independence

Personal Relationships &

Studies

Personal Relationships & Studies

Good Friends With Lee Kuan Yew

Won the Queen's Scholarship

Social Butterfly And Social Creature

Became a lawyer

Sports

SportsRepresented college in cricket, soccer, rugby and athletics but never played golf

Won a half-blue award for badminton

He was part of a hockey team named harimau

Was president of Southeast Asian(peninsular) Games federation

Was awarded the Olympic Order(silver) by the International Olympic Commitee

Trivia Time!!!

Eddie Barker- Trivia• Choir boy

• Singapore-Hawaiian Band

• Hockey Player

• Hit in the Nose

• Journey to Myanmar

• Sanitary Inspector

• On Crutches in Parliament

• Election Pamphlets: Wasted Money

• SPCA Member

• Important Lesson: Courtesy

The End! Thank You for

Listening!