S. Iswaran
S. Iswaran
Singapore
Mr Iswaran joined the Singapore Administrative Service in 1987, and held appointments in the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Education. In 1991, he was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress. Subsequently, he was seconded to the Singapore Indian Development Association as its Chief Executive Officer.
In 1995, Mr Iswaran assumed the post of Director for International Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He then moved on to the private sector, joining Singapore Technologies Pte Ltd as its Director for Strategic Development. In 1998, Mr Iswaran was appointed Senior Vice President/Managing Director at Temasek Holdings Pte Ltd where he undertook investments in the pharmaceuticals, biotech, hi-tech manufacturing, transport and logistics sectors and several takeover, buy-out and merger transactions.
Mr Iswaran has been elected as a Member of Parliament in four General Elections since 2 January 1997. From September 2004 till June 2006, he was also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament.
Mr Iswaran was first appointed Minister of State for Trade and Industry on 1 July 2006, and was subsequently appointed Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry on 1 April 2008. A year later, Mr Iswaran was also appointed Senior Minister of State for Education, in addition to his appointment at the Trade and Industry Ministry. On 21 May 2011, Mr Iswaran was appointed Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade & Industry.
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