Bernard Rodrigues, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernard Rodrigues

Singaporean politician

Date of Birth: 15-Mar-1933

Date of Death: 17-Aug-2015

Profession: politician

Nationality: Singapore

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Bernard Rodrigues

  • 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 till 1968.
  • He was a founding member of the People's Action Party and helped establish the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC).
  • 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.
  • Rodrigues relocated to Sydney, Australia in 1972.

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