President of Singapore
President of the Republic of Singapore | |
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Style | Mister President(informal) His Excellency(formal, diplomatic) |
Residence | Istana |
Appointer | Elected by Parliament (1965–1991) Direct election (since 1991) |
Term length | 6 years; renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of Singapore,Article 17 |
Inaugural holder | Yusof Ishak |
Formation | 9 August 1965 |
Salary | S$1,680,000 annually |
Website | istana |
ThePresident of the Republic of Singaporeis the country'shead of state.Singaporehas aparliamentary systemof government. Executive authority is exercised by the Cabinet who was led by thePrime Minister of Singapore.The current president is Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was elected with the 70% of the vote at the 2023 presidential election.
The president's official residence and office is the Istana. However, no presidents sinceYusof bin Ishak(1965–1970) have lived there.[1]The current president, Halimah Yacob, had wanted to stay in the HDB flat at Yishun, but if she fails to comply with the security requirements, she will have to move out. She is also the first female President of Singapore and first Malay head of state in 47 years since the death of MrYusof bin Ishakwho was Singapore's first president.
List of presidents
[change|change source]No. | Portrait | President | Prior Office | Term of office | Elected | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Yusof Ishak[2] Vưu tác phu · tân · y tát யூசோஃப் பின் இஷாக் يوسف بن إسحاق |
Yang di-Pertuan Negara | 9 August 1965 | 23 November 1970 [n 1] |
5 years, 106 days | Elected by Parliament |
During this interval, theSpeaker of Parliament,Yeoh Ghim Seng,was installed by Parliament as Acting President. | 40 days | — | |||||
2 | Benjamin Sheares[2] Bổn kiệt minh · tiết nhĩ tư பெஞ்சமின் ஹென்றி ஷியர்ஸ் |
Physician (general practitioner) | 2 January 1971 | 12 May 1981 [n 1] |
10 years, 131 days | Elected by Parliament | |
During this interval,Speaker of Parliament,Yeoh Ghim Sengwas installed by Parliament as Acting President. | 165 days | — | |||||
3 | C.V. Devan Nair[2] சி.வி தேவன் நாயர் Cầm gia lạp · duy đế nhĩ · đức vạn · nại nhĩ |
Member of Parliament forAnson | 23 October 1981 | 28 March 1985 [n 2] |
3 years, 157 days | Elected by Parliament | |
During this interval,Chief JusticeWeeChong Jinwas installed by Parliament as Acting President. | 2 days | — | |||||
During this interval,Speaker of Parliament,Yeoh Ghim Sengwas installed by Parliament as Acting President. | 158 days | — | |||||
4 | Wee Kim Wee[2] Hoàng kim huy வீ கிம் வீ |
Ambassador to South Korea | 2 September 1985 | 1 September 1993 [n 3] |
8 years | Elected by Parliament | |
5 | ![]() |
Ong Teng Cheong[2] Vương đỉnh xương ஓங் டெங் சியோங் |
Deputy Prime Minister | 1 September 1993 | 31 August 1999 | 6 years | 1993 |
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S. R. Nathan[3] Tắc lạp phan · nạp đan செல்லப்பன் ராமனாதன் |
Ambassador to the United States | 1 September 1999 [n 4] |
31 August 2005 | 12 years | 1999 |
1 September 2005 [n 4] |
31 August 2011 | 2005 | |||||
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Tony Tan Keng Yam Trần khánh viêm டோனி டான் கெங் யாம் |
Deputy Prime Minister | 1 September 2011 | 31 August 2017 | 6 years | 2011 |
During this interval, the Chairman of theCouncil of Presidential Advisers,J. Y.Pillay,served as Acting President.[4] | 15 days | — | |||||
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Halimah Yacob Cáp lị mã · nhã các bố ஹலிமா பின்தி யாகொப் |
Speaker of Parliament | 14 September 2017 | 13 September 2023 | 5 years, 364 days | 2017 |
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Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்னம் |
Deputy Prime Minister | 14 September 2023 | Incumbent | 354 days | 2023 |
- Notes
References
[change|change source]- ↑"Security stepped up at President-elect Halimah's Yishun housing block".Today. 13 September 2017.Retrieved14 September2017.
- ↑2.02.12.22.32.4Former Presidents,Istana Singapore: Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, 28 April 2006, archived fromthe originalon 1 August 2008,retrieved24 January2009.
- ↑President S R Nathan,Istana Singapore: Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore, 4 May 2006, archived fromthe originalon 22 August 2008,retrieved24 January2009.
- ↑Elgin Toh (1 September 2017), "Pillay takes on role of acting president: CPA chairman will fill post until after Polling Day on Sept 23, or Nomination Day on Sept 13",The Straits Times,p. A9.