Bernard Rodrigues (15 March 1933 – 17 August 2015) was a Singaporean politician. Rodrigues represented Telok Blangah as a legislative assemblyman in the 1st Parliament of Singapore from 1965 until 1968.[1] He was a founding member of the People's Action Party and helped establish the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).[2] Rodrigues argued that making the NTUC effective was in the best interest of Singapore, as it would be a constructive alternative to pro-Communist movements. In 1966, he campaigned for government employees to receive their entitled backpay, clashing with Lim Kim San who discouraged such a move.[3] Rodrigues relocated to Sydney, Australia in 1972.[2]
Bernard Rodrigues | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1933 |
| Died | 17 August 2015 (aged 82) Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia |
| Occupation | Politician |
References
edit- ^ "List of MPs by Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b Salleh, Nur Asyiqin Mohamad (24 August 2015). "Founding PAP member and union leader, Mr Bernard Rodrigues, has died". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 14 December 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ^ Latif, Asad (2009). Lim Kim San: A Builder of Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. pp. 153–156. ISBN 978-9812309280.
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