S. Iswaran
S. Iswaran (; born 1962) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Minister for Transport since 2021 and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is a Member of the 14th Parliament and has been representing the West Coast ward of West Coast Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001. He was previously Minister in the Prime Minister's Office (2011–2015), Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) (2015–2018) and Minister for Communications and Information (2018–2021). Before entering politics, Iswaran worked in various organisations in both the  public and private sectors, including Temasek Holdings and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. He made his political debut in the 1997 general election when he contested as part of a four-member PAP team in West Coast GRC and won with 70.14% of the vote, becoming a Member of Parliament representing the Pasir Panjang ward. He also held directorships in various organisations throughout his political career. Education. Iswaran was educated at Saint Andrew's School and National Junior College before he went to the University of Adelaide, where he read economics and graduated with first class honours. He also  holds a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University. Career. Before entering politics, Iswaran was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Temasek Holdings (2003–2006), Director for International Trade at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Chief Executive Officer of the Singapore Indian Development Association, and Director of Strategic Development at Singapore Technologies (1996–1998). Throughout his political career, Iswaran concurrently held directorships in several organisations, including Quintiles Transnational, Sunningdale Tech, Shin Corporation, SciGen, PSA International, Sembcorp Industries, and Hyflux. Political career. Iswaran made his political debut in the 1997 general election when he contested as part of a four-member  People's Action Party (PAP) team in West Coast GRC and won with 70.14% of the vote, becoming a Member of Parliament representing the Pasir Panjang ward. He switched to representing the West Coast ward of West Coast GRC from the 2001 general election onwards. From 1 September 2004 to 19 April 2006, Iswaran was Deputy Speaker of Parliament. On 1 July 2006, he was appointed Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry. After the 2006 general election, on 1 April 2008, Iswaran was promoted to Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Trade and Industry . On 1 April 2009, he was given an additional appointment as Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Education. Following the 2011 general election, Iswaran was promoted to full Minister in the Cabinet and appointed Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs, and Second Minister for Trade and Industry. After the 2015 general election, on 1 October 2015, he relinquished his three positions and took up the portfolio of Minister for Trade and Industry (Industry) alongside Lim Hng Kiang, who was Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade). On 1 May 2018, he stepped down  and became Minister for Communications and Information. After the 2020 general election, Iswaran took up an additional appointment as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations. On 15 May 2021, after a Cabinet reshuffle, Iswaran became Minister for Transport while concurrently holding his appointment as Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations. Personal life. Iswaran is married to Kay Mary Taylor. They have a daughter and two sons.