E. W. Barker
| Edmund William Barker | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Law | |
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In office 1 November 1964 – 12 September 1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Kenneth M. Byrne |
| Succeeded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 December 1920 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 12 April 2001 (aged 80) Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party |
 People's Action Party
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| Spouse(s) | Gloria Hyacinth Quintal |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College, Cambridge |
Edmund William Barker, DUNU (First Class), SPMJ, (1 December 1920 – 12 April 2001, often referred to as "Edmund W. Barker", "E. W. Barker" or "Eddie Barker") was a politician and lawyer from Singapore. A member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served in the Cabinet from 1964 to 1988.
Barker was educated at Serangoon English School and Raffles Institution, before going on to Raffles College (a predecessor institution of the present-day National University of Singapore) in 1940. A talented sports player, Barker was selected to represent Singapore as a member of the national hockey team while he was still a schoolboy. He is also known as a guitar player.
During World War II, Barker traveled to Thailand as part of a medical health unit which was sent to look after Allied POWs working on the Burma-Siam Railway.
After the war, Barker was awarded a Queen's Scholarship in 1946 to study in the United Kingdom at Cambridge University, where he read law at St Catharine's College. He was then called to the bar at the Inner Temple in London, and returned to Singapore to practice law.
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