S Jayakumar
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Prof. Shunmugam Jayakumar |
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| Senior Minister | |
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In office 1 April 2009 – 21 May 2011 Serving with Goh Chok Tong |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Goh Chok Tong(2004-2011) |
| Succeeded by | 'Goh Chok Tong(ESM) |
| Co-ordinating Minister for National Security | |
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In office 1 September 2005 – 31 October 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Tan Keng Yam Tony |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 1 April 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Teo Chee Hean |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 2 January 1994 – 12 August 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Succeeded by | George Yeo |
| Minister for Law | |
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In office 12 September 1988 – 30 April 2008 |
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| Prime Minister |
Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Edmund William Barker |
| Succeeded by | P Subramani |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
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In office 2 January 1985 – 1 January 1994 |
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| Prime Minister |
Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Chua Sian Chin |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Member of Parliament for East Coast GRC (Bedok) Bedok SMC (1980–1988) Bedok GRC (Bedok) (1988–1997) |
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In office 1997 – 7 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | himself (Bedok GRC-Bedok) |
| Succeeded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Permanent Representative to the United Nations | |
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In office 1971–1974 |
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| Personal details | |
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12 August 1939 Singapore |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party (1980-2011) |
| Spouse(s) | Lalitha Rajahram |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
| Profession | Lawyer, diplomat |
Shunmugam Jayakumar (born 12 August 1939), often known as S. Jayakumar, is a former Singaporean politician, lawyer and diplomat. He is of Indian Tamil ancestry. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he previously served as Singapore's Senior Minister in the Cabinet and the Co-ordinating Minister for National Security from 2009 to 2011, Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2009, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 2004, Minister for Home Affairs from 1988 to 1994, Minister for Law from 1988 to 2008, and Minister for Labour from 1984 to 1985. He was a member of parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bedok within the East Coast Group Representation Constituency. In May 2011 he retired from politics due to health reasons.
Jayakumar received his secondary education in Raffles Institution, before going on to the University of Singapore where he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours). He was admitted to the Bar in 1964, and then furthered his education at Yale Law School where he received a Master of Laws degree in 1966. Upon his return to Singapore, Jayakumar took on a lecturing position in the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore from 1964 to 1981, assuming the position of Dean of the Faculty in 1974.
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