1955 in Singapore

Incumbents

• Governor:
• * until 2 June: Sir John Fearns Nicoll
• * 2 June-30 June: Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode
• * starting 30 June: Sir Robert Brown Black

  Events

January

• 1 January - The Singapore Telephone Board and Telephone Department are formed after the British Colonial Government terminated Oriental Telephone and Electric Company's licence, thus acquiring its assets. The STB takes control of domestic telephone lines, with the TD controlling trunk and international services.

  April

• 2 April - Singapore held its first Legislative Assembly elections. The Singapore Labour Front won the elections, the first where a majority of seats were contested.
• 6 April - David Marshall became the first Chief Minister of Singapore.
• 7 April - The Ministry of Education is established.
• 23 April - The Hock Lee bus workers' strike began.

  May

• 12 May - The Hock Lee strikes escalated into a riot, resulting in 4 fatalities.

  July

• 1 July - The Central Provident Fund is formed as a savings scheme to support workers during retirement.

  August

• 20 August - The Paya Lebar Airport is officially opened, replacing the Kallang Airport which opened on 12 June 1937.

  September

• 8 September - The Van Kleef Aquarium is opened.
• 22 September - To deal with crimes, the Criminal Law Act is passed, allowing for detentions.

  November

• 23 November - The administration of Cocos Islands is transferred to Australia after several delays.

  December

• 10 December - The Asia Insurance Building is opened, then Southeast Asia's tallest building.

  Births

• Sim Wong Hoo, Founder of Creative Technology.
• 11 July - Balaji Sadasivan, Former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
• 3 October - Yaacob Ibrahim, Singaporean politician.

  Deaths