Janil Puthucheary

Dr
Janil Puthucheary
MP
Minister of State, Ministry of Communications and Information
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister Yaacob Ibrahim
Minister of State, Ministry of Education
Assumed office
1 January 2016
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong
Minister Ng Chee Meng &
Ong Ye Kung
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC
(Punggol Coast)
Assumed office
11 September 2015
In office
(Punggol West)
7 May 2011 – 24 August 2015
Personal details
Born (1972-11-06) 6 November 1972
Political party People's Action Party (2011)
Alma mater Queen's University, Belfast
Occupation Politician

Janil Puthucheary (born 6 November 1972 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician and medical doctor. A member of the country's governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency since 2011.

Career

Puthucheary was born in Malaysia[1] and, after training as a doctor in the United Kingdom, worked at hospitals in London, Belfast and Sydney, before moving to Singapore in 2001 to work at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. In 2008, he became a Singapore citizen at the age of 35.[2]

Puthucheary is currently as a Senior Consultant in the children's intensive care unit at KK Women's and Children's Hospital. Since 2007, he has also been an Assistant Professor and Medical Director for Faculty Development at the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School.[3]

Political career

Puthucheary was a member of the PAP's team in the Pasir Ris-Punggol Group Representation Constituency at the 2011 general election. The PAP team, which was led by Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean, defeated the team from the Singapore Democratic Alliance by 100,493 votes (64.8%) to 54,601 (35.2%).[4] Since the election, Puthucheary has represented the Punggol West ward within the constituency in Parliament.[5]

Education

Puthucheary attended primary school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, before going on to Oundle School in the United Kingdom for his secondary education. He then trained as a doctor at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland and the Royal College of Physicians in London.

Family

Puthucheary is married and has three sons.[6]

Puthucheary is the son of Dominic Puthucheary, a trade unionist and founding member of the PAP who subsequently left the party to join the Barisan Sosialis and was detained under Operation Coldstore in 1963.[7] He was released 10 months later, but was barred from entering Singapore until 1990.

In 2011, speaking to The Straits Times, Dominic stated that he was "very proud of my son and his desire to serve the society he lives in", despite his own past opposition to the PAP government in Singapore.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Chew, Cassandra (22 March 2011). "'I'm staying, I'm fully invested'". The Straits Times. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Young, Pak Nang (1 April 2011). "A minimum period of citizenship?". TODAY. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ↑ Member's CV: Dr Janil Puthucheary, parliament.gov.sg, retrieved 6 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Parliamentary General Election 2011: Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC, singapore-elections.com, retrieved 6 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Dr Janil Puthucheary, prpg-tc.org.sg, retrieved 6 April 2012.
  6. ↑ "Dr Janil Puthucheary". prpg-tc.org.sg. Pasir Ris Punggol Town Council. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Who Is Dominic Puthucheary?". Singapore Notes.
  8. ↑ Their dads were once PAP adversaries, The Straits Times, 22 March 2011.
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