"1915-02-25Z"^^ . . . "2006Z"^^ . . "Minister for Culture" . "Rajaratnam, Sinnathamby"@en . . "Minister for Foreign Affairs" . "S. Rajaratnam"@en . . . . . . "Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore" . . . . "Minister for Labour" . . "Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, DUT (First Class) (25 February 1915 \u2013 22 February 2006), was a Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 1980\u201385, a long-serving Minister and member of the Cabinet from 1959\u201388 and a short story writer. He was one of the pioneer leaders of independent Singapore as it achieved self-government in 1959 and later independence in 1965. He devoted much of his adult life to public service, and helped shape the mentality of Singaporeans on contemporary issues."@en . "Senior Minister" . . . . "2006-02-22Z"^^ . "Singaporean politician" . "1915Z"^^ . .