S. Iswaran

The Honourable S. Iswaran MP


Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry)
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2015 Serving with Lim Hng Kiang (Trade)
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lim Hng Kiang
Constituency	West Coast Group Representation Constituency
Minister in Prime Minister's Office
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lim Hwee Hua
Second Minister for Home Affairs
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister	Teo Chee Hean
Second Minister for Trade and Industry
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister	Lim Hng Kiang
Personal details
Born	(1962-06-14) 14 June 1962 Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Alma mater	University of Adelaide, Harvard University

S. Iswaran (born 14 June 1962) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) since 2015. He has also previously served as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, as well as Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1997.

Career

Iswaran has worked in both the public and private sectors. He has served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Temasek Holdings, Director for International Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA).

Political career

Iswaran was first elected to Parliament in January 1997. From September 2004 to June 2006, he served as a Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

On 1 July 2006, Iswaran was appointed a Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. On 1 April 2008, he was promoted to Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry. On 1 April 2009, he was appointed Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in addition to being Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Following the 2011 general election, Iswaran was promoted to the Cabinet as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry. Being the Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry, he also legislated alcohol, remote gambling and shisha, and oversaw the extension of F1 race till 2017.

Iswaran is currently an MP for the West Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Education

Iswaran is an alumnus of St. Andrew's School. He read economics at the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with first class honours. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.

Personal life

Iswaran is married to Kay Mary Taylor. The couple have one daughter and two sons.

External links

S. Iswaran at cabinet.gov.sg
S. Iswaran at parliament.gov.sg

Current members of the Cabinet of Singapore

Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong

Deputy Prime Ministers	Teo Chee Hean National Security/Civil Service Tharman Shanmugaratnam Economic and Social Policies

Cabinet Ministers	Khaw Boon Wan Infrastructure/Transport Yaacob Ibrahim Communications and Information/Muslim Affairs Grace Fu Culture, Community and Youth Ng Eng Hen Defence Ng Chee Meng Education (Schools) Ong Ye Kung Education (Higher Education and Skills) Masagos Zulkifli Environment and Water Resources Heng Swee Keat Finance Vivian Balakrishnan Foreign Affairs/Smart Nation Gan Kim Yong Health K. Shanmugam Home Affairs/Law Lim Swee Say Manpower Lawrence Wong National Development Chan Chun Sing Prime Minister's Office Tan Chuan-Jin Social and Family Development Lim Hng Kiang Trade S. Iswaran Industry

With effect from 1 October 2015

Members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore (since 2016)

Speaker: Halimah Yacob

Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs)

Aljunied^WP	Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh

Ang Mo Kio^PAP	Ang, H K David Gan, T P Intan Koh, P K Lee, H L

Bishan-Toa Payoh^PAP	Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Teo, L M

Chua Chu Kang^PAP	Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yee, C H Zaqy

East Coast^PAP	Lee, Y S Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N

Holland-Bukit Timah^PAP	de Souza Liang, E H Sim, A Vivian

Jalan Besar^PAP	Heng, C H Neo, Lily Phua, L P Yaacob

Jurong^PAP	Ang, W N Lee, T S Rahayu Tharman Tan, W M

Marine Parade^PAP	Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tong, C F

Marsiling-Yew Tee^PAP	Halimah Ong, T K Wong, S T Yam, Z M

Nee Soon^PAP	Faishal Kwek, H C Lee, B W Ng, K K Shanmugam

Pasir Ris-Punggol^PAP	Ng, C M Puthucheary Sun, X L Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal

Sembawang^PAP	Amrin Khaw, B W Lim, W K Ong, Y K Vikram

Tampines^PAP	Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Heng, S K Masagos

Tanjong Pagar^PAP	Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Pereira Yong, Y C

West Coast^PAP	Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Tay, T G

Single Member Constituencies (SMCs)

Bukit Batok^PAP	~~Ong, K H~~→Pillai

Bukit Panjang^PAP	Teo, H P

Fengshan^PAP	Chan, W L

Hong Kah North^PAP	Khor, L S

Hougang^WP	Png, E H

MacPherson^PAP	Tin, P L

Mountbatten^PAP	Lim, B C

Pioneer^PAP	Foo, C K

Potong Pasir^PAP	Sitoh, Y P

Punggol East^PAP	Chong, Y F

Radin Mas^PAP	Tan, C S

Sengkang West^PAP	Lam, P M

Yuhua^PAP	Fu, H Y

Non-elected members

NCMP	Perera Tan, L F Goh, P S

NMPs	Azmoon Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Ganesh Kok, H L Kuik, S Y Mohan Tan, G K Thanaletchimi

The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party
The NCMPs listed above are from the WP, while NMPs do not belong to any party.

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