Kenneth Michael Byrne
Singaporean politician
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| Intro | Singaporean politician | |
| Places | Singapore | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1913 | |
| Death | 1990 (aged 77 years) |
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Kenneth Michael Byrne (13 May 1913 – 14 May 1990) was a Singaporean Cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament (MP) for Crawford Constituency.
As the Minister for Labour & Law, he presented the Women's Charter to Parliament in 1960.
Following his loss in the 1963 elections, he became a civil servant and later a diplomat, serving as Singapore's High Commissioner to New Zealand.
He later became a lawyer, setting up a private practice in Singapore.