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Shunmugam Jayakumar BBM DUT (Tamil: சண்முகம் செயக்குமார், romanized: Caṇmukam Ceyakkumār; born 12 August 1939), 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.
Nov 6, 2020 · Former senior minister S. Jayakumar gives his views on the leadership transition, the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the increased opposition presence in Parliament. Grace Ho. Senior...
Shunmugam Jayakumar (b. 12 August 1939, Singapore–), better known as S. Jayakumar, is a former Singapore politician and diplomat. 1 Trained as a lawyer, Jayakumar entered politics in 1980 as a People’s Action Party (PAP) candidate and held several key ministerial positions before his retirement from politics in 2011.
May 7, 2015 · SINGAPORE - Former Senior Minister S. Jayakumar's memoir, launched on Wednesday, contains insights from his 31 years in politics and anecdotes from his personal life.
Nov 6, 2020 · SINGAPORE - Former senior minister S. Jayakumar launched a book chronicling his views and experiences of Singapore's governance, including his views on the Lee family dispute over their...
Nov 6, 2020 · With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing and set to be a long-drawn-out crisis, it could be better to further delay Singapore's political succession, former Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar...
He was Singapore’s former Deputy Prime Minister and Senior Minister. He also served as Minister for Home Affairs, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Labour and Minister for Law. He was Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and High Commissioner to Canada from 1971 to 1974, and a member of Singapore’s delegation to UNCLOS).
