Kwa Geok Choo

The Honourable
Kwa Geok Choo
The Honourable Kwa Geok Choo
柯玉芝
	Kwa in 1985
Spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore
	In role; 5 June 1959 – 28 November 1990
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Tan Choo Leng
Personal details
Born	Kwa Geok Choo; 21 December 1920; Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya
Died	2 October 2010 (aged 89); Singapore
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium and Columbarium
Political party	People's Action Party (1959–1990)
Spouse	Lee Kuan Yew (m. 1950)
Children	Lee Hsien Loong (son); Lee Wei Ling (daughter); Lee Hsien Yang (son)
Education	Methodist Girls' School; Raffles Institution
Alma mater	Raffles College; Girton College, Cambridge (BA)
Occupation	Lawyer

Kwa Geok Choo (Chinese: 柯玉芝; pinyin: Kē Yùzhī; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Koa Gio̍k-tsi; 21 December 1920 – 2 October 2010)^[3] was a Singaporean lawyer.

She was the wife of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang and Lee Wei Ling.^[4]

She was the co-founder and partner of law firm Lee & Lee and took the role as the spouse of the Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990.

^ "Orbituary of Mdm Kwa Geok Choo, 1920 – 2010". Archived from the original on 8 January 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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^ "Mrs Lee Kuan Yew dies at age 89". MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia. 2 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 November 2010. Retrieved 2 October 2010.
^ "Goodbye Mrs Lee Kuan Yew (Madam Kwa Geok Choo), we shall miss you dearly". Mathew's Photography Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2015.