PM Lee lauds late Richard Magnus as 'humble, principled, warm-hearted' top public servant

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SINGAPORE — Attending the wake of Richard Magnus along with other politicians, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Tuesday (March 15) lauded the former Public Transport Council chairman as a humble, principled and warm-hearted top public servant who 'poured his heart and soul' into his various roles.

He added that Magnus stewarded Singapore's national institutions in his many different roles.

Magnus' career in the public service spanned five decades. Before joining the PTC, in he was board director of the Land Transport Authority .SingHealth cyber attack He was recently conferred the Distinguished Service Order for the 2021 National Day Awards. Prior to that, he was bestowed the Public Service Star Medal in 2015, the Meritorious Service Medal in 2009, and the Public Administration Medal in 2003.

"He always gave us very good advice, not just from the legal point of view, but also on what should be done, what's right, what's wrong, and what's moral," he said. Ms Indranee, who is also a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, said that she first knew him when she was"very small" as they attended the same church, and then knew him in the legal sphere when she became a lawyer, before finally in the public service as he served different roles.

Mr Melvin Yong, the Member of Parliament for Radin Mas Single Member Constituency and executive secretary at the National Transport Workers' Union , said as he attended the wake that Magnus had a"very apparent" concern for transport workers.

 

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