Mak Pak Shee ( zh, c=麦柏士, p=Mài Bǎishì) was a Singaporean politician.

Career

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

ancestry, Mak was the leader of the Singapore-based Labour Party. He left the party in August 1950. When he was in the

Cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing ...

, he held the position of Junior Minister. In his book ''One Man's View of the World'' (2013), Singapore's first

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...

described Mak as a "fixer – somebody who facilitated the fulfilment of favours for a fee".

Lawsuits

In July 1948, Mak was meted a fine of S$250 for inappropriately including the honorifics "MB, BS" in his name.

Personal life

Mak had at least three sons. His third son, Mak Kok Hoe, died aged eight in February 1957 and was buried at a Muslim graveyard.

References

Members of the Cabinet of Singapore Singaporean people of Cantonese descent Singaporean people of Chinese descent Singaporean people of Indian descent Labour Front politicians Year of birth missing {{Singapore-politician-stub