Education: Graduated from Huaying School. He received an honorary bachelor's degree from London School of Economics and Political Science, a philosophy degree in economics from Cambridge University, and a master's degree in public administration from Kennedy School of Administration of Harvard University.
After returning to China, he joined the Singapore public administration and served as the president of monetary authority of singapore. 200 1 elected as a member of parliament, and then continued to be elected in the 2006 general election. 200 1 Minister of State for Trade and Industry and Minister of State for Education of Singapore. In 2003, he was appointed as Acting Minister of Education. In August 2004, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong appointed him Minister of Education. In 2006, he was appointed Minister of Education and Second Minister of Finance. In February 2007, he was promoted to Minister of Finance and Minister of Education. 20 1 1 After the general election in May, he was appointed as the deputy prime minister of the government and concurrently served as the minister of finance and the minister of education.
Thurman tharman shanmugaratnam's wife is a Japanese lawyer, Jane Ma Yina Itoji. They have 1 girl and 3 boys.
Graduated from London University with a degree in economics and a master's degree from Cambridge University. After that, he obtained a master's degree in public administration from Kennedy School of Administration of Harvard University. After returning to China, he joined the Singapore public administration and served as the president of monetary authority of singapore. In 2006, he was appointed Minister of Education and Second Minister of Finance. In March 2008, the cabinet was reorganized, and the post of Minister of Education was removed and promoted to Minister of Finance. Tharman shanmugaratnam has four children.