A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he is the country's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law, and a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (Nee Soon GRC).
A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since 2011 and Minister for Law since 2008; he was Minister for Home Affairs from 2010 to 2011. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency (Nee Soon GRC).