Murali Pillai
Murali Pillai | |
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| മുരളീ പിള്ള | |
Pillai in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC (Bukit Batok Division) | |
| Assumed office 3 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 69,350 (53.34%) |
| Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC | |
| In office 9 May 2016 – 15 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | David Ong (PAP) |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 October 1967 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Spouse | N. Gowri |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (LLB, LLM, MBA) University of California, Los Angeles (MBA) |
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Kunjan Muralidharan Pillai SC (born 30 October 1967) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Transport and Senior Minister of State for Law since 2025. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bukit Batok division of Jurong East–Bukit Batok Group Representation Constituency (GRC) since 2025. He had previously represented Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 2016 and 2025. He currently co-helms, with Dinesh Vasu Dash, the Indian Engagement and Development Initiative committee tasked with deepening engagement amongst the Singapore Indian community and focusing on areas such as social upliftment, integration and leadership development.
Pillai started his career in the Singapore Police Force (SPF) before becoming a practising lawyer in 1996. Prior to his appointment as Minister of State, Pillai was a partner in the Commercial Litigation practice at Rajah & Tann.
Pillai joined the People's Action Party (PAP) in 2001 and was the branch secretary to Ong Chit Chung, Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok. He was part of a five-member PAP team who contested and narrowly lost to the Workers' Party in Aljunied GRC during the 2015 general election. In 2016, Pillai was once again fielded as a PAP candidate for the Bukit Batok by-election. He won 61.2% of the vote, securing his seat as a Member of Parliament for Bukit Batok SMC.