Goh Keng Swee ( 6 October 1918 - 14 May 2010 ) was the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984 , and a Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century .
Goh Keng Swee ( simplified Chinese : 吴庆瑞 ; traditional Chinese : 吳慶瑞 ; pinyin : Wú Qìngruì ; Pe̍h - ōe-jī : Gô͘ Khèng-sūi ; 6 October 1918 - 14 May 2010 ) was the second Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1973 and 1984 , and a Member of Parliament for the Kreta Ayer constituency for a quarter of a century .