Janil Puthucheary
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Dr Janil Puthucheary MP |
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| Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister | Yaacob Ibrahim |
| Minister of State, Ministry of Education | |
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Assumed office 1 January 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Minister |
Ng Chee Meng & Ong Ye Kung |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC (Punggol Coast) |
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Assumed office 11 September 2015 |
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In office (Punggol West) 7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1972 |
| Political party | People's Action Party (2011) |
| Alma mater | Queen's University, Belfast |
| Occupation | Politician |
Janil Puthucheary (born 6 November 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency since 2011.
Puthucheary was born in Malaysia and, after training as a doctor in the United Kingdom, worked at hospitals in London, Belfast and Sydney, before moving to Singapore in 2001 to work at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. In 2008, he became a Singapore citizen at the age of 35.
Puthucheary is currently as a Senior Consultant in the children's intensive care unit at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Since 2007, he has also been an Assistant Professor and Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.
Puthucheary was a member of the PAP's team in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency at the 2011 general election. The PAP team, which was led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance by 100,493 votes (64.8%) to 54,601 (35.2%). Since the election, Puthucheary has represented the Punggol West ward within the constituency in Parliament.
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