Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Tamil: தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம், simplified Chinese: 尚达曼; traditional Chinese: 尚達曼; pinyin: Shàng Dámàn; born 1957) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower. He previously served as the Minister for Education from 2003 to 2008. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing th...
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Tamil: தர்மன் சண்முகரத்தினம், simplified Chinese: 尚达曼; traditional Chinese: 尚達曼; pinyin: Shàng Dámàn; born 1957) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country's Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Minister for Manpower. He previously served as the Minister for Education from 2003 to 2008. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001.
In March 2011, Tharman was appointed the Chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the policy steering committee of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He was also admitted to the Group of Thirty (an international consultative group made up of 30 leading financiers and academics) in June 2008.
Tharman served as the Chief Executive of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) before he entered politics in 2001.
Tharman was elected to Parliament at the 2001...
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