S. Iswaran

The Honourable

S. Iswaran
The Honourable; S. Iswaran
எஸ் ஈஸ்வரன்
	Iswaran in 2021
Minister for Transport
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 15 May 2021
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Ong Ye Kung
Constituency	West Coast GRC
Minister for Communications and Information
	In office; 1 May 2018 – 14 May 2021
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Yaacob Ibrahim
Succeeded by	Josephine Teo
Constituency	West Coast GRC
Minister for Trade and Industry ; (Industry)
	In office; 1 October 2015 – 30 April 2018 Serving with Lim Hng Kiang (Trade)
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lim Hng Kiang
Succeeded by	Chan Chun Sing
Constituency	West Coast GRC
Minister in Prime Minister's Office
	In office; 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Preceded by	Lim Hwee Hua
Second Minister for Home Affairs
	In office; 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister	Teo Chee Hean
Second Minister for Trade and Industry
	In office; 21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Minister	Lim Hng Kiang
Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (West Coast)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 November 2001
Preceded by	Wan Soon Bee
Majority	4,662 (3.36%)
Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (Pasir Panjang)
	In office; 2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001
Personal details
Born	14 June 1962 (age 59); Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse(s)	Kay Mary Taylor
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Adelaide; Harvard University

S. Iswaran (Tamil: எஸ் ஈஸ்வரன், born 14 June 1962) is a Singaporean politician and former business executive. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is Minister for Transport and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations. Iswaran was previously Minister for Communications and Information from 2018 to 2021.

Iswaran has been Member of Parliament (MP) of West Coast GRC for West Coast since 2001.

Career[]

Iswaran has worked in both the public and private sectors. He has served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Temasek Holdings, Director for International Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA).

Political career[]

Iswaran was first elected to Parliament on 2 January 1997. From 1 September 2004 to 19 April 2006, he served as a Deputy Speaker of Parliament.

On 1 July 2006, Iswaran was appointed a Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. On 1 April 2008, he was promoted to Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry. On 1 April 2009, he was appointed Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education in addition to being Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry.

Following the 2011 general election, Iswaran was promoted to the Cabinet as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry.

Iswaran is currently an MP for the West Coast Group Representation Constituency (West Coast) and is leading the West Coast GRC.

He was the Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry). He is the Minister in charge of Cyber Security. He has also previously served as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, as well as Second Minister for Home Affairs and Trade and Industry. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing West Coast GRC for Pasir Panjang from 2 January 1997 to 18 October 2001 and for West Coast since 25 October 2001.

Corporate career^[1]

Iswaran held several directorships in his career. He was director of Strategic Development at Singapore Technologies from 1996 to 1998, and Managing Director of Temasek Holdings between 2003 and 2006.^[2]

He served as a Director of Quintiles Transnational from November 2003, Sunningdale Tech from July 2005 to June 2006,^[3] at Shin Corporation until 2006,^[4] SciGen Ltd. until October 2005, PSA International Pte Ltd from 2005 to 2006, Sembcorp Industries from January 2003 to April 2004^[5] and several other businesses.^[6] Iswaran was also a non-executive director of Hyflux from June 2003 to June 2006.^[2] He was Minister for Communications and Information from 1 May 2018 to 14 May 2021.

During a cabinet reshuffle, he succeeded Ong Ye Kung as the Minister for Transport.

Education[]

Iswaran is an alumnus of Saint Andrew's School and National Junior College.^[7] He read economics at the University of Adelaide, where he graduated with first class honours. He also holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.^[8]

Personal life[]

Iswaran is married to Kay Mary Taylor. The couple have one daughter, Monisha, and two sons, Sanjay and Krishan.^[9]

References[]

^ "S. Iswaran: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "RESIGNATION OF S ISWARAN AS DIRECTOR" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2017.
^ "Resignation Of Non-Executive Director (2) Cessation Of Alternate Director". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017.
^ "Shin Corporation Public Company Limited 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2016.
^ "SembCorp Industries Annual Report 2003". www.sembcorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
^ "Mr S Iswaran's Directorships" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2017.
^ "S Iswaran tells Mothership how to save a country in an unprecedented crisis: 1) Jobs 2) Jobs 3) Jobs". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ Mahbubani, Kishore (2013). Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia. World Scientific: Singapore. p. 4. ISBN 978-9814417228.
^ A New Champion for the Eurasian Community Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New Eurasian - April–June 2012 Issue

External links[]

S. Iswaran On Prime Minister's Office
S. Iswaran on Parliament of Singapore

Political offices
Preceded by Ong Ye Kung	Minister for Transport 2021 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Yaacob Ibrahim	Minister for Communications and Information 2018 – 2021	Succeeded by Josephine Teo
Preceded by Lim Hng Kiang as Minister for Trade and Industry	Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) 2015 – 2018 Served alongside: Lim Hng Kiang (Trade)	Succeeded by Chan Chun Sing as Minister for Trade and Industry
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Abbas Abu Amin as MP for Pasir Panjang GRC (Pasir Panjang)	Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (Pasir Panjang) 1997 – 2001	Constituency abolished
Preceded by Wan Soon Bee as MP for West Coast GRC (West Coast)	Member of Parliament for West Coast GRC (West Coast) 2001 – present	Incumbent

[1] "S. Iswaran: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[autogenerated1-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "RESIGNATION OF S ISWARAN AS DIRECTOR" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2017.

[3] "Resignation Of Non-Executive Director (2) Cessation Of Alternate Director". Archived from the original on 16 September 2017.

[4] "Shin Corporation Public Company Limited 2006 Annual Report" (PDF). p. 51. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 May 2016.

[5] "SembCorp Industries Annual Report 2003". www.sembcorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 16 September 2017.

[6] "Mr S Iswaran's Directorships" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 September 2017.

[7] "S Iswaran tells Mothership how to save a country in an unprecedented crisis: 1) Jobs 2) Jobs 3) Jobs". mothership.sg. Retrieved 10 December 2020.

[8] Mahbubani, Kishore (2013). Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy: Building a Global Policy School in Asia. World Scientific: Singapore. p. 4. ISBN 978-9814417228.

[9] A New Champion for the Eurasian Community Archived 28 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine The New Eurasian - April–June 2012 Issue

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