President of Singapore
| President of the Republic of Singapore | |
|---|---|
 Presidential Flag | |
| Style | Mister President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic) |
| Residence | Istana |
| Appointer | Elected by Parliament (1965–1991) Direct election (since 1991) |
| Term length | 6 years; renewable |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Singapore, Article 17 |
| Inaugural holder | Yusof Ishak |
| Formation | 9 August 1965 |
| Salary | S$1,680,000 annually |
| Website | istana |
The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state. Singapore has a parliamentary system of government. Executive authority is exercised by the Cabinet who was led by the Prime Minister of Singapore. The current president is Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was elected with the 70% of the vote at the 2023 presidential election.
The president's official residence and office is the Istana. However, no presidents since Yusof bin Ishak (1965–1970) have lived there.[1] The current president, Halimah Yacob, had wanted to stay in the HDB flat at Yishun, but if she fails to comply with the security requirements, she will have to move out. She is also the first female President of Singapore and first Malay head of state in 47 years since the death of Mr Yusof bin Ishak who was Singapore's first president.
List of presidents of the Republic of Singapore
[change | change source]| N | Portrait | President | Start of term | End of term | Election | Political Party (Before Resignation) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sir William Goode
( 8 June 1907 – 15 September 1986 ) |
9 June 1959 | 9 December 1959 | 1959 |  People's Action Party
| ||
| 2 | 
|
Yusof Ishak
(12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970) |
9 December 1959 | 23 November 1970 | 1963 | ||
| 3 | Yeoh Ghim Seng
(1918 —1993) |
23 November 1970 | 2 January 1971 | — | |||
| 4 |
|
Benjamin Sheares
(12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) |
2 January 1971 | 12 May 1981 | 1972,
1976, 1980, | ||
| — | Yeoh Ghim Seng
(1918 —1993) |
12 May 1981 | 23 October 1981 | — | |||
| 5 |
|
Devan Nair
(5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005) |
23 October 1981 | 28 March 1985 | 1984, | ||
| 6 | Wee Chong Jin
(1915 —2005) |
28 March 1985 | 29 March 1985 | — | |||
| — | Yeoh Ghim Seng
(1918 —1993) |
29 March 1985 | 2 September 1985 | — | |||
| 7 |
|
Wee Kim Wee
(4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) |
2 September 1985 | 1 September 1993 | 1988, | ||
| 8 | 
|
Ong Teng Cheong
(22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) |
1 September 1993 | 31 August 1999 | 1993 | ||
| 9 | 
|
S. R. Nathan
(3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016) |
1 September 1999 | 31 August 2011 | 1999, 2005 | ||
| 10 | 
|
Tony Tan
(b. 7 February 1940) |
1 September 2011 | 31 August 2017 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | J. Y. Pillay
(1934 —) |
31 August 2017 | 14 September 2017 | — | |||
| 12 | 
|
Halimah Yacob
(b. 23 August 1954) |
14 September 2017 | 13 September 2023 | 2017 | ||
| 13 | 
|
Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்னம் |
14 September 2023 | Incumbent | 2023 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Security stepped up at President-elect Halimah's Yishun housing block". Today. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.