Yaacob Ibrahim
| Assoc. Prof. Dr Yaacob Ibrahim MP | |
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Dr Yaacob Ibrahim | |
| Minister for Communications and Information | |
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Assumed office 1 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by |
Himself (As Minister of Information, Communications and the Arts) |
| Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts | |
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In office 21 May 2011 – 1 November 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lui Tuck Yew |
| Succeeded by |
Himself (As Minister of Communications and Information) |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources | |
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In office 12 August 2004 – 20 May 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | Lim Swee Say |
| Succeeded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
3 October 1955 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater |
University of Singapore, Stanford University |
| Profession |
Engineer Lecturer, professor |
Yaacob bin Ibrahim, MP (born 3 October 1955) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is the country's Minister for Communications and Information, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and Minister in charge of Cyber Security.[1] A Member of Parliament (MP) since 1997, he was the Minister for Community Development and Sports from 2003 to 2004, as the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources from 2004 to 2011, and as the Minister for the Information, Communications and the Arts from 21 May 2011 to 1 November 2012.[2]
Personal life
Dr Yaacob has been active in community service since his school days and has been involved in the Association of Muslim Professionals, Jamiyah, Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura and the Nature Society (Singapore). Initially a volunteer tutor, became the Chairman of the Council for the Development of Singapore Malay/Muslim Community (Yayasan Mendaki) in March 2002.
He is married with two children.[3] His children are Singapore citizens and attend Singapore schools.[4]
Education and early career
Yaacob studied at Tanjong Katong Technical Secondary School, which turned coeducational during his time there.[5] He graduated from the University of Singapore with an honours degree in civil engineering in 1980 and in 1989 obtained a Doctor of Philosophy from Stanford University. He was a postdoc at Cornell University. He returned to Singapore in 1990 and joined the National University of Singapore faculty in 1991. He received his department's teaching excellence award in 1994. He is currently on leave of absence from the university as an associate professor.
Political career
A Member of Parliament since 1997, he represented the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Besar GRC) (1997-2011) and the Moulmein-Kallang GRC since the 2011 general election. Within both GRCs, he has been responsible for the Kolam Ayer ward. In April 2001 he became the first Mayor of Central District of Singapore until November 2001.[2]
Yaacob was Parliamentary Secretary and Senior Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. He became a Minister of State for at the Ministry of Community Development and Sports in November 2001. In March 2002, Yaacob became the Acting Minister for Community Development and Sports and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and made a full member of the Cabinet in May 2003. He became the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources in 2004.[2]
In May 2011, in a cabinet rearrangement, he became Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts. He continues to serve as the Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. Yaacob is on the PAP Central Executive Committee as Vice-Chairman.[2] In April 2015, Dr Yaacob was appointed the Minister in charge of Cyber Security and oversees the Cyber Security Agency (Singapore), an agency formed under the Prime Minister's Office. He has been re-appointed to serve in this capacity following the September 2015 General Election.
References
- ↑ "Member's Profile". parliament.gov.sg.
- 1 2 3 4 "Dr YAACOB Ibrahim". cabinet.gov.sg.
- ↑ "Dr YAACOB Ibrahim". parliament.gov.sg.
- ↑ "Dr Yaacob Ibrahim's son will serve NS". AsiaOne. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ↑ Proxy Arena - Singapore Education History
External links
- Profile of Yaacob Ibrahim at cabinet.gov.sg
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Abdullah Tarmugi |
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs 12 May 2003 – present Acting: 25 March 2002 – 11 May 2003 | Incumbent |
| Minister for Community Development and Sports 12 May 2003 – 11 August 2004 Acting: 25 March 2002 – 11 May 2003 | Succeeded by Vivian Balakrishnan | |
| Preceded by Lim Swee Say as Minister for the Environment |
Minister for the Environment 12 August 2004 – 29 May 2006 |
Succeeded by Vivian Balakrishnan as Minister for the Environment and Water Resources |
| Minister for the Environment and Water Resources 30 May 2006 – 20 May 2011 | ||
| Preceded by Lui Tuck Yew as Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts |
Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts 21 May 2011 – 31 October 2012 |
Incumbent |
| Minister for Communications and Information 1 November 2012 – present | ||
| Government offices | ||
| New office | Mayor of Central Singapore district 1 April 2001 – 23 November 2001 |
Succeeded by Heng Chee How |
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