▁Y ew , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁legal ▁advis er ▁to ▁Ut us an ▁Mel ay u ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁S PE U . ▁This ▁would ▁mark ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁a ▁long ▁and ▁end uring ▁friendship ▁between ▁the ▁two . ▁ ▁He ▁would ▁stay ▁in ▁his ▁role ▁of ▁news ▁editor ▁for ▁ 6 ▁more ▁years ▁until ▁his ▁promotion ▁to ▁deput y ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Action ▁Party ▁( P AP ) ▁Days ▁after ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁P AP ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁O th man ▁joined ▁the ▁political ▁party ▁as ▁his ▁ide ology ▁of ▁a ▁national ▁policy ▁of ▁multi - ra cial ism ▁was ▁aligned ▁with ▁what ▁the ▁P AP ▁sought ▁to ▁achieve . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁producing ▁the ▁party ’ s ▁Pet ir ▁publication , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁bullet in ’ s ▁editor ial ▁board . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁he ▁was ▁asked ▁by ▁the ▁then ▁legisl ative ▁assembly ▁member ▁A hm ad ▁I bra him ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁elected ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁P AP ▁G ey lang ▁S era i / T amp ines ▁branch . ▁ ▁Minister ▁for ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁O th man ▁became ▁Singapore ’ s ▁first ▁Minister ▁for ▁Social ▁Affairs ▁after ▁his ▁successful ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁General ▁E lections ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁and ▁was ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁the ▁only ▁Mal ay ▁member ▁in