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S. Dhanabalan | |
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| சு. தனபாலன் | |
| Minister for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 7 December 1992 – 1 January 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Succeeded by | Yeo Cheow Tong |
| Minister for National Development | |
| In office 1 January 1987 – 31 August 1992 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Teh Cheang Wan |
| Succeeded by | Richard Hu |
| Leader of the House | |
| In office 2 January 1985 – 24 February 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Edmund W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 1 June 1980 – 12 September 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | S. Rajaratnam |
| Succeeded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Toa Payoh GRC (Kuo Chuan) | |
| In office 21 August 1991 – 16 December 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Wong Kan Seng |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kallang SMC | |
| In office 23 December 1976 – 14 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Aziz bin Karim |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhanabalan Suppiah 8 August 1937 Singapore, Straits Settlements, British Malaya |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | Christine Tan[1] |
| Children | 2[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Malaya (BA) |
Dhanabalan Suppiah DUT (Tamil: சு. தனபாலன்; born 8 August 1937),[3] also known as S. Dhanabalan, is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1980 and 1988. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kallang SMC between 1976 and 1991, and the Kuo Chuan ward of Toa Payoh GRC between 1991 and 1996.
Dhanabalan was a prominent political leader in Singapore during the 1980s, where he served as Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1980 and 1988, Minister for National Development between 1987 and 1992, and Minister for Trade and Industry between 1992 and 1993 under Prime Ministers Lee Kuan Yew and Goh Chok Tong.
He had also served as Leader of the House between 1985 and 1987.
- ^ "Up, up and up". The New Paper. 27 March 1999. p. 4.
- ^ Doraisamy, S (6 July 1999). "From village boy to bank chairman". The New Paper. p. 20.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810873872 – via Google Books.