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Ong Teng Cheong 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 and the main advocate behind the construction of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system.
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, 2014 · Interview of Singapore’s first elected president, Ong Teng Cheong, by Asiaweek. It’s now six months since you stepped down. How do you feel about your time as president? I am satisfied with what I did. I hope it was all for the best. I was elected to do a job. And I had to do that job whether the government — or anyone else — liked it or not.
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Learn about the life and legacy of Ong Teng Cheong, who served as the fifth president of Singapore from 1993 to 1999. He was a labour leader, a deputy prime minister, a constitutional defender and a cultural advocate.
Oct 28, 2021 · SINGAPORE - The sons of Singapore's former president Ong Teng Cheong have resolved their dispute over the architectural business founded by their parents, less than six months after elder son...
Mar 11, 2019 · Mr Ong served as Singapore's first elected president from 1993 to 1999 and died at 66 years old in 2002. The younger Mr Ong, who is now the chief executive of Singapore-based company Glowtec...
Dr Tan championed the development of higher education in Singapore as Minister for Education, Minister-in-charge for National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological Institute (1981-1983) and Deputy Prime Minister overseeing higher education (1995-2005).
