15 Facts About Indranee Rajah

Indranee Thurai Rajah is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and Second Minister for Finance since 2018, Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House since 2020.

Indranee Rajah made her political debut in the 2001 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won.

Indranee Rajah attended Marymount Convent Primary School, Marymount Convent Secondary School and Raffles Institution before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws with honours degree in 1986.

Indranee Rajah began her legal career in 1987 with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Indranee Rajah was a litigator and had an active court practice as an advocate and solicitor, specialising in cross-border dispute resolution.

Indranee Rajah was appointed Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in January 2003.

Indranee Rajah served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament between 2006 and 2011.

On 31 July 2012, Indranee Rajah was designated as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Education before being appointed on 1 November 2012.

Indranee Rajah led a 12-member committee in 2013 to provide a strategic direction for the planned third law school in Singapore, including its admissions criteria, curriculum development and educational philosophy.

Indranee Rajah relinquished her position as Senior Minister of State for Education, before being appointed as Senior Minister of State for Finance on 1 October 2015.

On 9 March 2018, Indranee Rajah criticised Workers' Party Member of Parliament Sylvia Lim on Facebook after the latter voiced her suspicion on the government's intention to raise the GST in order to extract an apology.

On 1 May 2018, Indranee Rajah was appointed as Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Education.

Indranee Rajah was succeeded by Edwin Tong as Second Minister for Law on 30 June 2018.

On 20 August 2020, Indranee Rajah was appointed as Leader of the House for the 14th Parliament.

Indranee Rajah's father was a Tamil Hindu and her mother, an ethnic Chinese, was Anglican, and she was raised in her mother's faith.