Singapore's governance, such as how he viewed the Lee family dispute over their 38 Oxley Road home, and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's retirement plan if the COVID-19 crisis has not improved. Retirement from politics Jayakumar was appointed a Senior Minister on 1 April 2009 before retiring from politics on 21 May 2011. He decided not to contest in the 2011 general election citing health reasons. He also resigned as a permanent member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights which he was appointed to the position on 1 July 1998. After retirement, he served as Chair of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law's Advisory Council and Patron of the NUS Centre for International Law. He is Emeritus Professor at the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law. He is also presently a consultant with Drew & Napier. He is currently appointed as a pro-chancellor of the National University of Singapore for a three year term starting from 1 July 2020. On 4 April 2021, during the National Day Awards, Jayakumar was bestowed the Order of Temasek (With High Distinction), the nation's highest civilian honour, by President Halimah Yacob for his "wide-ranging, invaluable and unique contributions to the well-being and security of Singapore". In the investiture ceremony, he was praised for having "given his entire life to the service of Singapore" and the citation of his award said: "Uniquely among public servants, Prof Jayakumar brought an exceptionally keen legal mind to bear on a considerable range of issues, from national security and foreign policy to political and constitutional developments." Honours : Public Service Star (1980) Order of Temasek with High Distinction (2020) : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2012) References Bibliography (Contains official documents, press statements and speeches, correspondence between ministers of Singapore and Malaysia and text of the water agreements) External links Official Biography of Prof. S. Jayakumar in the Cabinet of Singapore. 1939 births Academic staff of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law Living people Members of the Cabinet of Singapore Members of the Parliament of Singapore National University of Singapore alumni Yale Law School alumni People's Action Party politicians Singaporean people of Tamil descent Singaporean politicians of Indian descent Raffles Institution alumni Grand Cordons of the Order of the Rising Sun Recipients of the Darjah Utama Temasek Singaporean Tamil politicians Singaporean Hindus Singaporean people of Indian descent 20th-century Singaporean