Tharman Shanmugaratnam - report
Singaporean politician and economist (born 1957)
Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Singaporean statesman and economist who is the president-elect of Singapore. He had previously served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies between 2015 and 2023, and Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023. A former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Taman Jurong division of Jurong GRC between 2001 and 2023. He also served as Deputy Prime Minister between 2011 and 2019, Minister for Finance between 2007 and 2015, Minister for Education between 2003 and 2008.