V. Sivakumar

V. Sivakumar
வ. சிவகுமார்
Minister of Human Resources
In office
3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
DeputyMustapha Sakmud
Preceded bySaravanan Murugan
Succeeded bySteven Sim Chee Keong
ConstituencyBatu Gajah
Deputy Secretary-General of the
Democratic Action Party
Assumed office
12 November 2017
Serving with Nga Kor Ming (2017–2022) &
Teresa Kok Suh Sim (2017–2022) &
Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji (since 2022) &
Liew Chin Tong (since 2022)
Secretary-GeneralLim Guan Eng
(2017–2022)
Anthony Loke Siew Fook
(since 2022)
National ChairmanTan Kok Wai
(2017–2022)
Lim Guan Eng
(since 2022)
Speaker of the
Perak State Legislative Assembly
In office
25 April 2008 – 7 May 2009
MonarchAzlan Shah
Menteri BesarMohammad Nizar Jamaluddin
Preceded byJunus Wahid
Succeeded byGanesan Retanam
ConstituencyTronoh
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Batu Gajah
Assumed office
5 May 2013
Preceded byFong Po Kuan
(PRDAP)
Majority38,410 (2013)
43,868 (2018)
53,836 (2022)
Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly
for Tronoh
In office
8 March 2008 – 5 May 2013
Preceded byLee Kon Yin
(BN–MCA)
Succeeded byPaul Yong Choo Kiong
(PR–DAP)
Majority2,571 (2008)
Personal details
Born
Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu

(1970-12-05) 5 December 1970 (age 53)
Perak, Malaysia
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political
affiliations
Pakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
SpouseS Easwari
Parents
  • N. Varatharaju (father)
  • S. Karunakari (mother)
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionLegal Philosopher
Businessman

Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu (Tamil: வ. சிவகுமார், romanized: Va. Civakumār; born 5 December 1970), better known as V. Sivakumar, is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Batu Gajah since May 2013. He served as the Minister of Human Resources in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from December 2022 to December 2023 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Tronoh from March 2008 to May 2013. He also served as Speaker of the assembly from April 2008 to May 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly Pakatan Rakyat (PR) opposition coalitions. He has also served as the Deputy Secretary-General of DAP since November 2017. He was also the sole Cabinet minister of the Indian ethnicity prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle.

Prior to his political career, he obtained a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Malaya and a professional qualification in insurance administration from the Life Office Management Association in the United States.