9 6 5 – 7 5 ), ▁Minister ▁for ▁Home ▁Affairs ▁( 1 9 7 2 ), ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Environment ▁( 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 9 ), ▁Minister ▁for ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁( 1 9 7 7 – 8 1 ) ▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Labour ▁( 1 9 8 3 ). ▁ ▁B ark er ▁retired ▁from ▁politics ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁( 1 9 6 3 – 1 9 8 8 ) ▁ ▁Other ▁roles ▁B ark er ▁held ▁included ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁National ▁Olympic ▁Council ▁( 1 9 7 0 - 1 9 9 0 ), ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁Pen ins ular ▁Games ▁Federation ▁Council ▁( 1 9 7 3 ), ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁B uk it ▁Tur f ▁Club ▁( 1 9 8 9 – ` 9 9 4 ), ▁and ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Singapore ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 3 ). ▁ ▁Death ▁B ark er ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁at ▁ 1 2 : 4 0 ▁pm ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁University ▁Hospital , ▁after ▁two ▁months ▁of ▁int ensive ▁care ▁following ▁an ▁emer gency ▁colon ▁surg ery ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁He ▁left ▁behind ▁his ▁wife ▁Gl oria ▁Hy ac inth ▁Quint al ▁and ▁four ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Lam , ▁P eng ▁Er ▁& ▁Tan , ▁Kevin ▁Y . L