He served several terms in Parliament as an MP before he was bankrupted by government lawsuits and disqualified from being an MP .
In the 1980s , he was the leader of the Workers ' Party and was seen as the de facto leader of the Singapore opposition .
leader served several terms in Parliament as an MP before leader was bankrupted by government lawsuits and disqualified from being an MP .
In the 1980s , he was the leader of the Workers ' Party and was seen as the de facto leader of the Singapore opposition .