Back اس. چاياكومار ARZ Shunmugam Jayakumar German Shunmugam Jayakumar ID Shunmugam Jayakumar JV Shunmugam Jayakumar Malay சண்முகம் ஜெயக்குமார் Tamil 贾古玛 Chinese
S. Jayakumar | |
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| சண்முகம் செயக்குமார் | |
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| 4th Senior Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 1 April 2009 – 20 May 2011 Serving with Goh Chok Tong (2004–2011) | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Succeeded by | Teo Chee Hean Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
| Coordinating Minister for National Security | |
| In office 1 September 2005 – 31 October 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tony Tan |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 12 August 2004 – 1 April 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Teo Chee Hean |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 3 January 1994 – 11 August 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Succeeded by | George Yeo |
| Minister for Law | |
| In office 12 September 1988 – 30 April 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | E. W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | K. Shanmugam |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 3 January 1985 – 31 December 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Chua Sian Chin |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 1 June 1984 – 1 January 1985 Acting: 7 September 1983 – 31 May 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | E. W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | Lee Yock Suan |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bedok | |
| In office 23 December 1980 – 19 April 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Sha'ari Tadin (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say (PAP) |
| Constituency | Bedok SMC (1980–1988) Bedok GRC (1988–1997) East Coast GRC (1997–2011) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shunmugam Jayakumar 12 August 1939 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Lalitha Rajahram |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB) Yale University (LLM) |
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Shunmugam Jayakumar BBM DUT (Tamil: சண்முகம் செயக்குமார், romanized: Caṇmukam Ceyakkumār; born 12 August 1939),[1] often known as S. Jayakumar, is a Singaporean former politician, diplomat, jurist and author who served as 5th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 2004 and 2009. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bedok SMC between 1980 and 1988, the Bedok division of Bedok GRC between 1988 and 1997, and later East Coast GRC between 1997 and 2011.
Jayakumar served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1994 and 2004, Minister for Home Affairs between 1988 and 1994, Minister for Law between 1988 and 2008, Minister for Labour between 1984 and 1985, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security concurrently between 2009 and 2011.
He was appointed Deputy Prime Minister in 2004 after Lee Hsien Loong stepped down as Deputy Prime Minister and took up the office of Prime Minister. He was serving as Deputy Prime Minister alongside Tony Tan and Wong Kan Seng.[2] In June 2020, he was appointed Pro-Chancellor of the National University of Singapore.[3]
- ^ Justin Corfield (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. pp. 124–. ISBN 978-0-8108-7387-2. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Senior Minister S. Jayakumar to retire". Archived from the original on 26 March 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ "Former DPM S. Jayakumar appointed NUS pro-chancellor". 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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