What is J. Y. Pillay?
{{Infobox officeholder | name = J. Y. Pillay | image = 1 JY Pillay 2023 (cropped).jpg | office = Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers | president = {{ubl|[[S. R. Nathan]] (1999-2011)|[[Tony Tan]] (2011-2017)|[[Halimah Yacob]] (2017-present)}} | term_start = September 2005 | term_end = 2 January 2019 | predecessor = [[Sim Kee Boon]] | successor = [[Eddie Teo]] | office2 = [[President of Singapore]] <br> {{small|(''Acting'')}} | term_start2 = 1 September 2017 | term_end2 = 13 September 2017 | primeminister2 = [[Lee Hsien Loong]] | predecessor2 = [[Tony Tan Keng Yam]] | successor2 = [[Halimah Yacob]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1934|3|30|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Klang (city)|Klang]], [[British Malaya]] | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = {{marriage|Beatrice Rasammah|1963}} | alma_mater = [[Imperial College London]] | honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|size=100%|list=[[Darjah Utama Nila Utama|DUNU <small>(First Class)</small>]]}}, {{postnominals|size=100%|list= [[Darjah Utama Temasek|DUT <small>(with Distinction)</small>]]}} }} '''Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay''' (born 30 March 1934), also known as '''J. Y. Pillay''', is a Singaporean politician and businessman.<ref>{{cite web|title=J. Y. Pillay a pioneer in public, private sectors|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/singapore/story/j-y-pillay-pioneer-public-private-sectors|publisher=The Straits Times|accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref> He was the Chairman of the Council of Presidential Advisers (CPA) from 2005 to 2019. He was Acting [[President of Singapore]] between 1 September 2017 until 13 September 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pillay takes on role of acting president|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/pillay-takes-on-role-of-acting-president|publisher=The Straits Times|accessdate=8 September 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}}