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Ong Teng Cheong GCMG (Chinese: 王鼎昌; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Téng-chhiong; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean politician, 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 fifth president of Singapore and the first to be elected into office. He was sworn in as president on 1 September 1993.
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. However, his...
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.
Jul 1, 2021 · SINGAPORE - Two sons of former Singapore president Ong Teng Cheong are facing off in court in a dispute over shareholdings in the holding company that controls the architecture business founded...
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.
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.
Ong Teng Cheong was the fifth president of the Republic of Singapore and the first to be popularly elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. [1] An architect by training, Ong had been in the public service for more than 20 years before he became president.
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.
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...
