Sivakumar Varatharaju | |
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| வ. சிவகுமார் | |
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| Minister of Human Resources | |
| In office 3 December 2022 – 12 December 2023 | |
| Monarch | Abdullah |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Deputy | Mustapha Sakmud |
| Preceded by | Saravanan Murugan |
| Succeeded by | Steven Sim Chee Keong |
| Constituency | Batu 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-General | Lim Guan Eng (2017–2022) Anthony Loke Siew Fook (since 2022) |
| National Chairman | Tan Kok Wai (2017–2022) Lim Guan Eng (since 2022) |
| Speaker of the Perak State Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 25 April 2008 – 7 May 2009 | |
| Monarch | Azlan Shah |
| Menteri Besar | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin |
| Preceded by | Junus Wahid |
| Succeeded by | Ganesan Retanam |
| Constituency | Tronoh |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Batu Gajah | |
| Assumed office 5 May 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Fong Po Kuan (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 38,410 (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 by | Lee Kon Yin (BN–MCA) |
| Succeeded by | Paul Yong Choo Kiong (PR–DAP) |
| Majority | 2,571 (2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sivakumar s/o Varatharaju Naidu 5 December 1970 Perak, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | S Easwari |
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| Alma mater | University of Malaya |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Legal 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.