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Ong Teng Cheong [a] GCMG (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean statesman, architect and union leader who served as the fifth president of Singapore from 1993 to 1999.
Feb 8, 2002 · Ong Teng Cheong (b. 22 January 1936, Singapore–d. 8 February 2002, Singapore) was the fifthpresident of Singaporeand the first to beelected into office. He was sworn in as president on 1 September 1993.
As the fifth president of the Republic of Singapore, Ong Teng Cheong was our first head of state to be popularly elected through the people's vote in the 1993 presidential election.
Feb 8, 2002 · Ong Teng Cheong passed away 17 years ago today, on Feb. 8, 2002. Ong was the fifth president of the Republic of Singapore. If he were alive today, he would have been 83 years old.
Jun 9, 2023 · Ong Teng Cheong: “I had a job to do” Mr Ong served as Singapore’s president from 1993 to 1999, having held various ministerial portfolios in the PAP government and the position of secretary-general of the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) prior to that.
Feb 8, 2018 · Ong Teng Cheong was the fifth president of the Republic of Singapore. He was popularly elected after winning the mandate of the people. A total of 952,513 voters cast their vote for...
Nov 20, 2016 · Ong Teng Cheong (1936-2002) was Singapore’s first elected President. He was also the nation’s fifth President, holding office between 1993 and 1999. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, Ong Teng Cheong had also served as a Member of Parliament (MP), Minister for Communications, Minister for Labour and Deputy Prime ...
Biography of Mr Ong Teng Cheong. 1936 - Mr Ong Teng Cheong was born in Singapore on 22 January (second eldest of 5 children). 1946 - Enrolled in Zhong Zheng Primary School, completed primary education in 1949. 1950 - Enrolled in Chinese High School, graduated in 1955.
Nov 24, 2008 · Ong Teng Cheong (b. 22 January 1936, Singapore–d. 8 February 2002, Singapore) was the fifth president of Singapore and the first to be elected into office. He was sworn in as president on 1 September 1993.
Mr Ong Teng Cheong was born on 22 January 1936. He was the second eldest of five children, with one elder sister, one younger brother and two younger sisters. Mr Ong completed his primary education at Zhong Zheng Primary School (1949) and graduated from Chinese High School in 1955.
