Punch Coomaraswamy information

Punch Coomaraswamy
Punch Coomaraswamy
	Official portrait, 1966
Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
	In office; 7 September 1984 – 15 October 1993
Singapore Ambassador to the United States
	In office; October 1976 – August 1984
President	Benjamin Sheares; Devan Nair
Preceded by	Ernest Steven Monteiro
Succeeded by	Tommy Koh
Acting President of Singapore
	In office; 5 March 1968 – 5 May 1968
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Yusof Ishak
Succeeded by	Yusof Ishak
2nd Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
	In office; 1966–1970
Deputy	Yeoh Ghim Seng
Preceded by	Arumugam Ponnu Rajah
Succeeded by	Yeoh Ghim Seng
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
	In office; February 1966 – August 1966
Preceded by	Fong Kim Heng
Succeeded by	Yeoh Ghim Seng
Personal details
Born	16 October 1925; Segamat, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
Died	8 January 1999 (aged 73); Singapore
Cause of death	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Spouse	Kailanayaky ("Kaila") Coomaraswamy nee Appachy
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Profession	Judge; diplomat; politician;

Punch Coomaraswamy (16 October 1925 – 8 January 1999) was a Singaporean judge, diplomat and politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1966 and 1970, and Singapore Ambassador to the United States between 1976 and 1984.

He had also served as Singapore's Ambassador to Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Fiji, India, and Sri Lanka.^[2]

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Punch Coomaraswamy
Official portrait, 1966

Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
In office 7 September 1984 – 15 October 1993
Singapore Ambassador to the United States
In office October 1976 – August 1984
President	Benjamin Sheares Devan Nair
Preceded by	Ernest Steven Monteiro
Succeeded by	Tommy Koh
Acting President of Singapore
In office 5 March 1968 – 5 May 1968
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Yusof Ishak
Succeeded by	Yusof Ishak
2nd Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 1966–1970
Deputy	Yeoh Ghim Seng^[1]
Preceded by	Arumugam Ponnu Rajah
Succeeded by	Yeoh Ghim Seng
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office February 1966 – August 1966
Preceded by	Fong Kim Heng
Succeeded by	Yeoh Ghim Seng

Personal details
Born	16 October 1925 Segamat, Johor, Unfederated Malay States
Died	8 January 1999(1999-01-08) (aged 73) Singapore
Cause of death	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Spouse	Kailanayaky ("Kaila") Coomaraswamy nee Appachy
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Nottingham
Profession	Judge diplomat politician