K. Shanmugam

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

The Honourable K. Shanmugam MP SC
காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம்


Minister for Home Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 October 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Teo Chee Hean
In office 1 November 2010 – 20 May 2011
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Wong Kan Seng
Succeeded by	Teo Chee Hean
Minister for Law
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 May 2008
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	S. Jayakumar
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Nee Soon GRC (Chong Pang)
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 May 2011
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	George Yeo
Succeeded by	Vivian Balakrishnan
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Sembawang GRC (Chong Pang)
In office 3 September 1988 – 18 April 2011
Personal details
Born	(1959-03-26) 26 March 1959 Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse(s)	Seetha Shanmugam
Alma mater	National University of Singapore

Kasiviswanathan Shanmugam SC, (Tamil: காசிவிஸ்வநாதன் சண்முகம்; born 26 March 1959), better known as K. Shanmugam, is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Minister for Law since May 2008 and the Minister for Home Affairs since October 2015, a post which he had briefly served from November 2010 to May 2011. He previously served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs from May 2011 to September 2015. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1988 representing the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (1988-2011) and the Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (since 2011), serving the Chong Pang ward in both constituencies.

Education

Shanmugam was educated in Raffles Institution from 1972 to 1977, before going on to study law at the National University of Singapore where he graduated at the top of his class with a First Class Honours degree in 1984.

Career

After being admitted to the Singapore Bar as an advocate and solicitor in 1985, Shanmugam went into private practice and became a Senior Partner and Head of Litigation and Dispute Resolution at the Singapore law firm Allen & Gledhill.

Shanmugam had a successful practice and was consistently recognised in various international publications as one of the top litigation, arbitration and insolvency counsel in Asia. While he was in private practice, he regularly handled trial work in major corporate, commercial, insolvency disputes for private and public listed companies, major international and Singaporean banking and financial institutions, multinational corporations and professional practices.

In 1998, Shanmugam became one of the youngest lawyers to be appointed a Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore at the age of 38.^[1]

Political career

Shanmugam became a Member of Parliament (MP) in 1988 when he was elected as a member for the Group Representation Constituency (GRC) of Sembawang. He served as an MP and continued to practise law until 2008, when he was brought into the Cabinet to replace S. Jayakumar as Minister for Law.^[2] He was concurrently made the Second Minister for Home Affairs in 2008, and succeeded Wong Kan Seng as Minister for Home Affairs in 2010.

Following the 2011 general election, Shanmugam relinquished his portfolio as Minister for Home Affairs and was made the Minister for Foreign Affairs, while continuing to serve as Minister for Law.^[3] As of 2015, Shanmugam remains as a Member of Parliament serving Chong Pang^[4] while being actively concerned about the terror threat of the region.^[5]

Personal life

A Tamil Indian, Shanmugam has been married to psychologist Dr Seetha Shanmugam since 2008. He was previously married to Jothie Rajah for 15 years.^[1]

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References

1 2 "Tempering the law with compassion". The Straits Times. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2016 – via AsiaOne.
↑ Law Minister Jayakumar says K Shanmugam will be asset to cabinet, channelnewsasia.com, 29 March 2008
↑ PM Lee announces sweeping changes to Cabinet, channelnewsasia.com, 18 May 2011
↑ Shanmugam, K. "Member's Profile". GOVERNMENT OF SINGAPORE. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
↑ Saad, Imelda. "Paradigm shifting in spread of terror: Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam". CNA. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

External links

K. Shanmugam on Facebook
Profile of K Shanmugam at Prime Minister's Office website

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Political offices
Preceded by S. Jayakumar	Minister for Law 2008–present	Incumbent
Preceded by Wong Kan Seng	Minister for Home Affairs 2010–2011	Succeeded by Teo Chee Hean
Preceded by George Yeo	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2011–2015	Succeeded by Vivian Balakrishnan
Preceded by Teo Chee Hean	Minister for Home Affairs 2015–present	Incumbent

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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Government

Minister for Law	E. W. Barker S. Jayakumar K. Shanmugam

Attorney-General	Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim Tan Boon Teik Chan Sek Keong Chao Hick Tin Walter Woon Koh Juat Jong (Acting) Sundaresh Menon Steven Chong V. K. Rajah

Judicial Officers

Chief Justice	Wee Chong Jin Yong Pung How Chan Sek Keong Sundaresh Menon

Judges of Appeal	Chan Sek Keong Chao Hick Tin Andrew Phang Judith Prakash Tay Yong Kwang

Judges	Andrew Ang Belinda Ang Steven Chong Choo Han Teck Woo Bih Li

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Glenn Knight
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