S. Jayakumar S. Jayakumar was born in 1939 in Singapore. He was educated at the Raffles Institution and graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Singapore in 1963. He was admitted to the Bar in 1964 and furthered his education at the Yale Law School (United States) where he received his Master of Law in 1966. From 1964 to 1981, he taught at the Faculty of Law in the National University of Singapore. He became Dean of the Law Faculty in 1974. In 1971, he was seconded to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to serve as Singapore’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations and High Commissioner to Canada. In 1974, he was a member of Singapore’s delegation to the UN Law of Sea Conference. In 1980, he was elected Member of the Parliament and was re-elected in 1984. Appointed Minister of State for Law and Minister of State for Home Affairs in 1981. In 1984, he became Minister for Labour. In 1985, appointed Minister for Home Affairs and second Minister for Law. In 1988, he was appointed Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs and was re-appointed in 1990 and 1991. In 1994, he relinquished the Home Affairs portfolio and was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs while retaining his portfolio in Law in 1994. He has been reappointed in 1997 Minister for Law and Minister for Foreign Affairs and reappointed in 2000. | |||
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