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Tharman Shanmugaratnam was elected as Singapore’s President in September 2023. He served in politics for 22 years before resigning to contest in the Presidential Election; the President, as Head of State, holds a non-partisan office in Singapore’s system of governance.
The Istana is the office of the President of the Republic of Singapore and is used to receive and entertain state guests.
The incumbent president is Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who took office on 14 September 2023 after being duly elected in the 2023 presidential election with 70.41% of the vote. History.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam[ a ] PPA (E) (born 25 February 1957), also known mononymously as Tharman, is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been serving as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023.
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. She was the first female president in Singapore's history. [2] [3]
Sep 11, 2017 · The former unionist and Speaker of Parliament is set to be Singapore's first female president. On Wednesday, she will turn up at the People's Association headquarters in King George's Avenue...
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...
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 · Tharman Shanmugaratnam is the new president of Singapore. Mr Tharman will be officially sworn in on Inauguration Day (September 14) in a ceremony at the Istana, where he’ll also make a speech. This comes one day after incumbent president Halimah Yacob ‘s term of office ends.
Sep 1, 2023 · Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be Singapore's 9th President after 70.4% landslide win. Ng Kok Song finished second with 15.72 per cent of the vote, followed by Tan Kin Lian, who received 13.88 per...
