Name:

Tharman Shanmugaratnam

Current Designation:

Chairman

Current Institution:

Monetary Authority of Singapore

Country:

Singapore

Specialisation:

Chairmen, CEOs and Presidents

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the current chairman of the MAS, replacing Goh Chok Tong. Much of Shanmugaratnam’s career has been spent at the MAS, where he was the director of economics and eventually managing director. He has also served in economic and education appointments, including five years as minister for education. He was appointed minister for finance in December 2007. Shanmugaratnam was appointed by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in May 2009 to lead an Economic Strategies Committee, and as deputy prime minister in May, 2011. He has also served in global roles, such as a member of the Group of 30, and since March 2011 chairman of the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the policy advisory committee of the International Monetary Fund.