In this Indian name, the name "Shunmugam" is a patronymic, not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, "Jayakumar".

Professor S. Jayakumar
Senior Minister
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 April 2009 Serving with Goh Chok Tong
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	None
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
In office 12 August 2004 – 1 April 2009
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lee Hsien Loong
Succeeded by	Teo Chee Hean
Minister for Law
In office 12 September 1988 – 30 April 2008
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Edmund William Barker
Succeeded by	K Shanmugam
Co-ordinating Minister for National Security
Incumbent
Assumed office  1 September 2005
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Tan Keng Yam Tony
Minister for Home Affairs
In office 2 January 1985 – 1 January 1994
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Chua Sian Chin
Succeeded by	Wong Kan Seng
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 2 January 1994 – 12 August 2004
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Wong Kan Seng
Succeeded by	George Yeo
Permanent Representative to the United Nations
In office 1971 – 1974
Member of Parliament for East Coast Group Representation Constituency (Bedok) Bedok (1980 - 1988) Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok) (1988 - 1997)
Incumbent
Assumed office  23 December 1980
Preceded by	Sha'ari bin Tadin
Born	12 August 1939 (1939-08-12) (age 70) Singapore
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse(s)	Dr. Lalitha Rajahram
Children	3
Alma mater	National University of Singapore
Profession	Lawyer, Diplomat

Shunmugam Jayakumar (often known as "S. Jayakumar") is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently a Senior Minister in the Cabinet and the Co-ordinating Minister for National Security. He previously served as Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister from 2004-09, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1994-2004, Minister for Home Affairs from 1988-94, Minister for Law from 1988-2008, and Minister for Labour from 1984-85. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Bedok within the East Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Jayakumar received his secondary education at Raffles Institution, before going on to the University of Singapore where he graduated with a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree. He was admitted to the Bar in 1964, and then furthered his education at Yale Law School where he received a Master of Law 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 1964-81, assuming the position of Dean of the Faculty in 1974.

Jayakumar served as Singapore's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and High Commissioner to Canada from 1971-74, and was a member of Singapore's delegation to the UN Law of the Sea Conference from 1974-79.

Jayakumar authored three books and 32 articles on the topics of constitutional law, international law and legal education. He was awarded the Public Service Star (BBM) in 1980.

In 1980, Jayakumar was elected as Member of Parliament for the constituency of Bedok. He was returned as the MP for the same constituency in 1984 as an incumbent, and as one of the three MPs in the newly-created Group Representation Constituency (GRC) scheme in 1988. This was again the case, as one of the four MPs in the same GRC in the 1991 General Election. He was re-elected as one of six MPs for the East Coast GRC in the 1997 General Election. In 2006, he was re-elected in the new five-member East Coast GRC.

In 1981, Jayakumar was appointed as a Minister of State at the Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Law. He entered the Cabinet of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in 1984 as the Minister for Labour with the additional portfolios of Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Law.

Jayakumar was appointed Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Law on 2 January 1985.

In 1988, Jayakumar was appointed Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs. He retained these portfolios when Goh Chok Tong became Prime Minister in 1990.

In January 1994, Jayakumar was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law.

On 12 August 2004, Jayakumar was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law in the Cabinet of the new Prime Minister, Lee Hsien Loong. On 1 September 2005, Jayakumar took over the role as Co-ordinating Minister for National Security from Dr Tony Tan to oversee counter-terrorism policies in Singapore.

Jayakumar stepped down as Minister for Law on 30 April 2008,^[1][2] and as Deputy Prime Minister on 1 April 2009. He was appointed a Senior Minister on 1 April 2009.

[edit] References

[edit] Bibliography

• Jayakumar, S. (2003), The water issue: statement by Singapore Foreign Minister Prof S Jayakumar in Parliament, 25 Jan 2003, Singapore: Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

(Contains official documents, press statements and speeches, correspondence between ministers of Singapore and Malaysia and text of the water agreements)

• Jayakumar, S. (1996?), The Southeast Asian drama: evolution and future challenges : Georgetown University inaugural distinguished lecture on Southeast Asia, Washington DC, 22 April 1996, Singapore(?): Ministry of Foreign Affairs(?) 

• Jayakumar, S., ed (1984). People's Action Party 1954-1984 : Petir 30th anniversary issue. Singapore: Central Executive Committee, People's Action Party. 

• Jayakumar, S., ed. (1982), Our heritage and beyond : a collection of essays on Singapore, its past, present and future, Singapore: Singapore National Trades Union Congress 

• Jayakumar, S.; Chin, Tet Yung (1981), Report on the development of the Faculty of Law, Singapore: National University of Singapore 

• Jayakumar, S. (1976). Constitutional law cases from Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore: Malayan Law Journal. 

• Jayakumar, S. (1976). Constitutional law, with documentary materials. Singapore: Malaya Law Review, Faculty of Law, University of Singapore. 

• Jayakumar, S. (1974). Public international law cases from Malaysia and Singapore. Singapore: Singapore University Press. 

[edit] External links

• Official Biography of Prof. S. Jayakumar in the Cabinet of Singapore.

Political offices
Preceded by E W Barker	Minister for Law 1988-2008	Succeeded by K Shanmugam
Preceded by '	Senior Minister 2009–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Tony Tan	Co-ordinating Minister for National Security 2004–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Lee Hsien Loong	Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore 2004-2009	Succeeded by Teo Chee Hean
Preceded by Chua Sian Chin	Minister for Home Affairs 1988-1994	Succeeded by Wong Kan Seng
Preceded by Wong Kan Seng	Minister for Foreign Affairs 1994-2004	Succeeded by George Yeo