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Tharman Shanmugaratnam

1957 - Today

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the current and ninth President of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023, and Deputy Prime Minister between 2011 and 2019. He also served as Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies between 2011 and 2015, Minister for Finance between 2007 and 2015, Minister for Education between 2003 and 2008 and Minister for Manpower between 2011 and 2012. A former member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Jurong GRC between 2001 and 2023. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the 8,156th most popular politician (up from 13,014th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Singapore (up from 11th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Singaporean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tharman Shanmugaratnam ranks 8,156 out of 19,576. Before him are Fyodor Okhlopkov, Christian Ludwig II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Thorleif Haug, John Bowring, Theodote, and Gaius Flavius Fimbria. After him are Archduke Alexander Leopold of Austria, Alulim, Bernard VII, Count of Armagnac, Eremburga of Maine, Alexandros Zaimis, and Fang Xuanling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1957, Tharman Shanmugaratnam ranks 93. Before him are Mark Eaton, Emmanuel Carrère, Fred Vargas, Antonio Cabrini, Mikhail Kasyanov, and Ahmet Kaya. After him are Paweł Pawlikowski, Tony Martin, Timothy Spall, Joaquim de Almeida, Ikuo Takahara, and Lucélia Santos.

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In Singapore

Among people born in Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam ranks 9 out of 42. Before him are Tony Tan (1940), Halimah Yacob (1954), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), and Goh Chok Tong (1941). After him are David Marshall (1908), Julia Nickson (1958), Vanessa-Mae (1978), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), and Wu Lien-teh (1879).

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Among POLITICIANS In Singapore

Among politicians born in Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam ranks 9. Before him are Tony Tan (1940), Halimah Yacob (1954), Benjamin Sheares (1907), Lee Hsien Loong (1952), Parameswara (1344), and Goh Chok Tong (1941). After him are David Marshall (1908), Wee Kim Wee (1915), Abu Bakar of Johor (1833), Wan Azizah Wan Ismail (1952), and Ho Ching (1953).

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