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Indranee Rajah
Indranee Thurai Rajah SC (born 12 April 1963) 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, and Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2001 and 2025 and the MP representing Pasir Ris–Changi GRC since 2025.
Prior to entering politics, Indranee was a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Drew & Napier. She was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2003. Indranee made her political debut in the 2001 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won. She was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanglin–Cairnhill ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC. After the death of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on 23 March 2015, Indranee also served as the grassroots advisor for the Tiong Bahru ward until the general election that September as no by-elections were called due to it being a GRC.
Born in Singapore, Indranee 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 began her legal career in 1987 with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She joined Drew & Napier in 1988 and became a director of the firm in 1991. She was a litigator and had an active court practice as an advocate and solicitor, specialising in cross-border dispute resolution. She was appointed Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in January 2003.
Indranee eventually became the deputy head of the firm's dispute resolution department. She left Drew & Napier in 2012.
Indranee served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament between 2006 and 2011.
On 31 July 2012, Indranee was designated as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Education before being appointed on 1 November 2012.
Indranee 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. On 16 February 2016, the committee which includes the Ministry of Law and Singapore University of Social Sciences, held a joint press conference to announce the opening of the SUSS School of Law.
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Indranee Rajah
Indranee Thurai Rajah SC (born 12 April 1963) 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, and Second Minister for National Development and Leader of the House since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2001 and 2025 and the MP representing Pasir Ris–Changi GRC since 2025.
Prior to entering politics, Indranee was a lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Drew & Napier. She was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2003. Indranee made her political debut in the 2001 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Tanjong Pagar GRC and won. She was subsequently elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Tanglin–Cairnhill ward of Tanjong Pagar GRC. After the death of Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew on 23 March 2015, Indranee also served as the grassroots advisor for the Tiong Bahru ward until the general election that September as no by-elections were called due to it being a GRC.
Born in Singapore, Indranee 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 began her legal career in 1987 with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She joined Drew & Napier in 1988 and became a director of the firm in 1991. She was a litigator and had an active court practice as an advocate and solicitor, specialising in cross-border dispute resolution. She was appointed Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in January 2003.
Indranee eventually became the deputy head of the firm's dispute resolution department. She left Drew & Napier in 2012.
Indranee served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament between 2006 and 2011.
On 31 July 2012, Indranee was designated as Senior Minister of State for Law and Senior Minister of State for Education before being appointed on 1 November 2012.
Indranee 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. On 16 February 2016, the committee which includes the Ministry of Law and Singapore University of Social Sciences, held a joint press conference to announce the opening of the SUSS School of Law.