Vivian Balakrishnan

At-a-Glance

Serves as Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore, since 2015.
Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cashew division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2006, and previously for Ulu Pandan division (2001–2006).
Held ministerial roles including Minister for the Environment and Water Resources (2011–2015) and Minister-in-charge of the Smart Nation Initiative (2014–2017).
Served as medical director of the Singapore National Eye Centre and chief executive officer of the Singapore General Hospital (1999–2002).
A President's Scholar, he studied medicine at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore.

Biography

Vivian Balakrishnan is a prominent Singaporean politician and diplomat, currently serving as the Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2015. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cashew division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2006, following his initial election as MP for the Ulu Pandan division in 2001.

Throughout his political career, Balakrishnan has held a range of significant ministerial portfolios.