S. Iswaran

S. Iswaran
சுப்பிரமணியம் ஈஸ்வரன்
Iswaran in 2016
Minister for Transport
In office
15 May 2021 – 18 January 2024
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byOng Ye Kung
Succeeded byChee Hong Tat
Minister for Communications and Information
In office
1 May 2018 – 14 May 2021
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byYaacob Ibrahim
Succeeded byJosephine Teo
Minister for Trade and Industry
(Industry)
In office
1 October 2015 – 30 April 2018
Serving with Lim Hng Kiang (Trade)
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byLim Hng Kiang
Succeeded byChan Chun Sing
(as Minister for Trade and Industry)
Minister in the Prime Minister's Office
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byLim Hwee Hua
Succeeded byDesmond Lee
Josephine Teo
Second Minister for Home Affairs
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Serving with Masagos Zulkifli
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterTeo Chee Hean
Preceded byK. Shanmugam
Succeeded byDesmond Lee (2017)
Second Minister for Trade and Industry
In office
21 May 2011 – 30 September 2015
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
MinisterLim Hng Kiang
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for West Coast GRC
(West Coast)
In office
3 November 2001 – 16 January 2024
Preceded byWan Soon Bee
Succeeded byVacant
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for West Coast GRC
(Pasir Panjang)
In office
2 January 1997 – 18 October 2001
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
Born (1962-06-14) 14 June 1962 (age 62)[1]
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India[2]
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations
People's Action Party
(1997–2024)
SpouseKay Mary Taylor
Children3
Alma materNational Junior College University of Adelaide (BEc)
Harvard University (MPA)
Criminal statusin prison
Conviction(s)
Criminal penalty
Date apprehended
11 July 2023
Imprisoned atChangi Prison
16:00:00, 7 October 2024 (+08:00) (2024-10-07T16:00:00+08:00)

Subramaniam Iswaran[3] (Tamil: சுப்பிரமணியம் ஈஸ்வரன், romanized: Cuppiramaṇiyam Īsvaraṉ; born 14 June 1962), commonly known as S. Iswaran, is a Singaporean former politician who served as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations between 2018 and 2024, and Minister for Transport between 2021 and 2024.[1] A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the West Coast division of West Coast GRC between 2001 and 2024.

In January 2024, Iswaran resigned as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP), Minister for Transport and his seat as Member of Parliament (MP), two days before he pleaded not guilty to 27 charges. In September 2024, Iswaran pleaded guilty, after the charges against him were amended to a lesser charge under Section 165. Iswaran was sentenced to 12 months in jail the following week.[4]

  1. ^ a b "PARL | MP". www.parliament.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "Scholar with late nights ahead". The Straits Times.
  3. ^ "Alumni on the move". University of Adelaide. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Subramaniam Iswaran [B Ec 1985, B Ec (Hons] 1986) will be appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry in the Singapore Cabinet.
  4. ^ "Live: Iswaran gets jail after pleading guilty to 5 offences". www.channelnewsasia.com. Retrieved 3 October 2024.