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The president of the Republic of Singapore is the head of state of Singapore. The president represents the country in official diplomatic functions and possesses certain executive powers over the Government of Singapore, including the control of the national reserves and the ability to revoke and appoint public service appointments.
The current President is Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was sworn in as the ninth President of the Republic of Singapore on 14 September 2023. President's Biography Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Sep 1, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam will be Singapore's next President after securing a landslide victory with 70.4 per cent of the vote. The final result, announced by the returning officer...
Sep 14, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Tharman Shanmugaratnam was sworn in at the Istana on Thursday (Sep 14) as Singapore's ninth President, two weeks after his landslide election victory.
Sep 14, 2023 · SINGAPORE: Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam was inaugurated as Singapore’s ninth President on Thursday (Sep 14). The swearing-in at the Istana was held at about 8pm after a farewell ceremony for...
On 2 September 2023, Tharman was announced as the winner after receiving 70.41% of the vote in a landslide victory and was elected as the ninth president of Singapore. He is the first presidential candidate not of Chinese descent to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore.
Halimah binti Yacob DUT [1] (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who served as the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023. Halimah won in the 2017 presidential election in an uncontested walkover due to ineligible candidates.
May 29, 2023 · SINGAPORE - President Halimah Yacob announced on Monday that she will not stand for re-election in the upcoming presidential election. In her six years in office, she has championed social...
Sep 1, 2023 · Singaporeans on Friday elected Tharman Shanmugaratnam, a 66-year-old former deputy prime minister and finance minister, as the city-state's new president to replace Halimah Yacob, the island...
Benjamin Henry Sheares succeeded Yusof as president. The 63-year-old renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist was elected as president by parliament on 30 December 1970.18 He took office on 2 January 1971 and was re-elected for a second and third four-year term on 6 November 1974 and 29 December 1978 respectively.19.
