Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (b. 5 January 1926, Jaffna, Sri Lanka – d. 30 September 2008, Singapore), better known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or JBJ, was Singapore's first opposition Member of Parliament (MP) since independence. He broke the People's Action Party's (PAP) monopoly of parliament in 1981 when he won the by-election at Anson. However, he lost his seat in parliament twice – in 1986 and 2001. He made a comeback in early 2008, forming a new political party and announcing plans to contest the next general election (GE).
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