Minister Rajah is the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office. Indranee is also the Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for National Development. She has been the Member of Parliament for the Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2001. In the Prime Minister’s Office, she oversees the National Population and Talent Division and assists Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean on population matters. She is the fourth woman to become a full Minister in Singapore’s history.
Indranee was in practice as a lawyer and Senior Counsel before joining the Government. 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.
Indranee attended Raffles Institution, before going on to the National University of Singapore, where she completed a Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree in 1986.