Background
Jayakumar, Shunmugam was born on August 12, 1939 in Singapore.
Jayakumar, Shunmugam was born on August 12, 1939 in Singapore.
Bachelor of Laws, University Singapore, 1963. ML, Yale University, 1966.
Permanent representative of Singapore to United Nations, 1971-1974. High commissioner to Canada, 1971-1974. Dean, professor Law Faculty, University Singapore, 1974-1980.
M.p. Government of Singapore, since 1980, minister state for law and home affairs, 1981-1983, minister labour, 1983-1985, minister home affairs, 1985-1994, minister law, since 1988, minister foreign affairs, 1994—2004, deputy prime minister, since 2004, coordinator minister national security, since 2005.
Singapore delegation to United Nations General Assemblies 1970, 1971, 1972, to Human Environment Conference, Stockholm 1972, to 3rd United Nations Law of Sea Conference.
Married Lalitha Rajahram, 1969. 3 children.