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