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S. Rajaratnam | |
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சின்னத்தம்பி ராஜரத்னம் | |
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| 1st Senior Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 2 January 1985 – 3 September 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Lee Kuan Yew (1990) |
| 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 1 June 1980 – 1 January 1985 Serving with Goh Keng Swee (1973–1980) | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Toh Chin Chye (1968) |
| Succeeded by | Goh Chok Tong Ong Teng Cheong |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 16 April 1968 – 4 July 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Jek Yeun Thong |
| Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 9 August 1965 – 1 June 1980 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | S. Dhanabalan |
| Minister for Culture | |
| In office 5 June 1959 – 12 August 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Othman Wok |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Singapore | |
| In office 2 November 1963[1] – 9 August 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kampong Glam | |
| In office 30 May 1959 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Loh Meng See (PAP) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sinnathamby Rajaratnam 25 February 1915 Jaffna, British Ceylon |
| Died | 22 February 2006 (aged 90) Singapore |
| Cause of death | Heart failure |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse |
Piroska Feher
(m. 1943; died 1989) |
| Parent |
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| Alma mater | King's College London |
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Sinnathamby Rajaratnam DUT (Tamil: சின்னத்தம்பி ராஜரத்னம்; 25 February 1915 – 22 February 2006), better known as S. Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean statesman, journalist and diplomat who served as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1965 and 1980, and 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1980 and 1985. Rajaratnam is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Singapore. He was also one of the founders of the People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence.
Rajaratnam was one of the pioneering leaders who led the self-governance of Singapore from the British Empire in 1959 and the independence of Singapore from Malaysia in 1965. He devoted much of his adult life to public service, and helped shape the mentality of Singaporeans on contemporary issues. The S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the Nanyang Technological University and the S. Rajaratnam block of Raffles Institution are named after him.
Former Singapore Parliamentarian Irene Ng authored two books on Rajaratnam, The Singapore Lion in 2010 and The Lion’s Roar in 2024.[2]
- ^ "PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES DEWAN RA'AYAT (HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES) OFFICIAL REPORT" (PDF). Dewan Rakyat. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore cannot exist other than as an island city-state connected to the world: PM Wong". The Straits Times. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 25 November 2024.