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Ong Teng Cheong 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. He was the first president to be directly elected in a popular vote in Singapore's history after winning the 1993 presidential election .
Feb 8, 2002 · Learn about the life and achievements of Ong Teng Cheong, the fifth president of Singapore and the first to be elected into office. He was also an architect, a politician, a union leader and a patron of arts and sports.
Feb 8, 2002 · Ong Teng Cheong was the fifth president of Singapore, who served from 1993 to 1999. He was elected with a record 58.7 percent of votes and challenged the government on constitutional and financial issues.
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.
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.
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Oct 11, 2022 · SINGAPORE - A legal dispute between the elder son of former president Ong Teng Cheong and his former sister-in-law, Madam Wang Yi Yi, has been settled.
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 Minister.
