| Date | 2020-11-20 |
| Event start | 15:00 PM |
| Duration | 1 hrs 30 min ( from 3:00pm to 4:30pm ) |
| Venue | Zoom Webinar |
| Contact | 1.5 |
| URL | Visit |
Synopsis
Ms Indranee THURAI RAJAH, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development
Ms Indranee Rajah is the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. She is also Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development.
Ms Rajah has been the Member of Parliament for the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001.
She was in practice as a lawyer and Senior Counsel before joining the Government.
Under her law portfolio from 2012 – 2018, she co-chaired the Committees on Family Justice, the formation of the Singapore International Commercial Court as well as the Committee to Strengthen Singapore as an International Centre for Debt Restructuring. She also co-chaired the Penal Code Review Committee whose recommendations led to major amendments to the Penal Code, including greater protections of women and the vulnerable.
In her first tour of the Education Ministry from 2012-2015, she led the Applied Study in Polytechnics and ITE Review (ASPIRE) Committee resulting in SkillsFuture, a national movement to align education with economic demand, career guidance and lifelong learning. In the second stint from 2018-2020, Ms Rajah chaired UPLIFT – the “Uplifting Pupils in Life and Inspiring Families Taskforce”, an inter-agency team convened in 2018 to strengthen support for students from disadvantaged families.
Under her Finance portfolio, Ms Rajah co-chaired the Working Group on Legal and Accounting Services, a sub-committee of the 2016 Committee on the Future Economy, the recommendations of which are aimed at transforming the legal and accounting industries in Singapore and catalysing the internationalisation of such professional services.
In the Prime Minister’s Office, Ms Rajah oversees the National Population and Talent Division and assists Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on population matters.
**above profile extracted from https://www.pmo.gov.sg/cabinet/ms-indranee-thurai-rajah **
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Schedule
| 2.30pm | Registration |
| 3.05pm | Audiences to be prepare with videocamera on |
| 3.15pm | Commencement of Event Welcome speech by SIA President |
| 3.20pm | Speech by Minister Follow by Q & A |
| 4.30pm | End of event |
Terms & Conditions
- For SIA Members whose registrations have been confirmed, attendance is compulsory. Cancellation for complimentary registration is only allowed 3 working days before the actual event.
- Any absentee will be charged at $20.00.
- Ticket is non-transferable under all circumstances.
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