
Janil Puthucheary
Singaporean politician and paediatrician (born 1972)

Singaporean politician and paediatrician (born 1972)
Janil Arusha Puthucheary (born 6 November 1972) is a Malaysian-born Singaporean politician and paediatrician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment and Senior Minister of State for Education since 2025. He has also been serving as Party Whip of the People's Action Party since 2019. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Punggol Coast division since 2015, as part of Pasir Ris–Punggol Group Representation Constituency until 2025 and as part of Punggol Group Representation Constituency since 2025. Born in Malaysia, Puthucheary had worked as a paediatrician at hospitals in the United Kingdom, Australia and Singapore before he became a Singapore citizen in 2008. He made his political debut in the 2011 general election as part of a six-member PAP team contesting in Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC, and won 64.79% of the vote. Puthucheary was elected as the Member of Parliament representing...
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