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On 2 January 1997, Yaacob Ibrahim was elected as one of four Members of Parliament (MP) for the Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency (GRC) and was re-elected in 2001. He became a Minister on 25 March 2002 with the appointment as Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs. Assoc Prof Yaacob Ibrahim (born 3 October 1955, Singapore) is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People#39;s Action Party (PAP), he is currently the country#39;s Minister for the Environment and Water Re
