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Spouse Of The President Of Singapore
The spouse of the president of Singapore, sometimes referred to as the first lady or first gentleman, is a title typically held by the wife or husband of the president of Singapore, concurrent with the president's term in office. A courtesy term not enshrined in the Constitution, the spouse's role has never been codified or officially defined, but nevertheless figures prominently in the political and social life of Singapore. By tradition, an official portrait of the spouse of the president of Singapore is prominently displayed in government buildings and public institutions alongside the portrait of the president. Jane Yumiko Ittogi is currently the spouse of the ninth President of Singapore, after her husband Tharman Shanmugaratnam won the 2023 presidential election with 70% of the valid votes. History In December 1959, Noor Aishah, wife of President Yusof Ishak, became the first person to assume the role at the age of 26. Her biography, ''Puan Noor Aishah: Singapore's Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jane Yumiko Ittogi
Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has been the current and ninth President of Singapore since 2023. Prior to his presidency, Tharman served as Senior Minister of Singapore between 2019 and 2023, Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore between 2011 and 2023, and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Deputy Prime Minister between 2011 and 2019. He also served as Coordinating Minister for Social Policies, Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies between 2011 and 2015, Ministry of Finance (Singapore), Minister for Finance between 2007 and 2015, Ministry of Education (Singapore), Minister for Education between 2003 and 2008 and Ministry of Manpower (Singapore)#Ministers, Minister for Manpower between 2011 and 2012. A former member of the governing People's Action Party, People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Jurong Group Representation Constituency, Jurong GRC be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Benjamin Sheares
Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore between 1971 until his death in 1981. Of Eurasian Singaporeans, Eurasian descent, Sheares was born in Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Singapore under British rule and graduated from the King Edward VII College of Medicine. He studied obstetrics and gynaecology and worked as an obstetrician at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Kandang Kerbau Hospital (KKH), eventually serving as the Acting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Malaya in Singapore. He later became the Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the university, a rare feat for a local as usually high-ranking colonial officers held such positions. Sheares retired in 1960 and was in Private sector, private practice before being elected as the president of Singapore by Parliament of Singapore, Parliament following the death of Yusof Ishak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Urmila Nandey
Sellapan Ramanathan (; 3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016),. often known as S. R. Nathan, was a Singaporean statesman who served as the sixth president of Singapore between 1999 and 2011. He was the longest-serving president in the country's history, holding office for two full terms. Prior to his presidency, Nathan held various key positions in the public service, including roles in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Security and Intelligence Division (SID). He also served as Singapore's High Commissioner to Malaysia and Ambassador to the United States. Nathan was born in Singapore when it was a part of the Straits Settlements. He faced financial difficulties during his childhood, particularly after the death of his father. He left school during his teenage years and worked various jobs during the Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II, including as a translator. After the war, he resumed his education and graduated with a Diploma in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ong Teng Cheong
Ong Teng Cheong (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean statesman, architect and union leader who served as the fifth president of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. Born when Singapore was a part of the Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Straits Settlements, Ong was educated at the University of Adelaide and studied architecture. He later received a Colombo Plan scholarship and graduated from the University of Liverpool with a master's degree in urban planning. Prior to his presidency, he was a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Ong served as Chairman of the PAP between 1981 and 1993, after Toh Chin Chye stepped down from the position in 1981. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kim Keat Single Member Constituency between 1972 and 1991 and the Kim Keat division of Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency between 1991 and 1993, after the constituency was absorbed into the GRC. His ministerial positions included Ministry of Communicati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ling Siew May
Ling Siew May (; 1937 – 30 July 1999) was a Chinese-born Singaporean architect who was the First Lady of Singapore when her husband, Ong Teng Cheong, served as president from 1993 to 1999. She founded ONG & ONG, an architecture and urban planning firm, with her husband in 1972. Born in Shanghai, she moved to Singapore under British rule before the Japanese-occupied Singapore, separating her from her father and leaving her in an orphanage back in Shanghai. Ling moved back to Singapore in 1948 after reuniting with her father and studied at Nanyang Girls' High School and the University of Adelaide, becoming the first Asian woman to graduate from the university with a Bachelor in Architecture. During her time as First Lady, she continued working as an architect at Ong & Ong, becoming the first working spouse. She died on 30 July 1999, during Ong's presidency, the first time the First Lady had died during their spouse's presidency. Her death was reportedly the reason why Ong did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Wee Kim Wee
Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005) was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993. Born in Singapore in the Straits Settlements, Singapore during colonial rule, Wee was educated at Outram Secondary School and Raffles Institution, dropping out to work at ''The Straits Times'' in 1930. He left ''The Straits Times'' to join the United Press Associations in 1941, working there through the World War II, Second World War and eventually becoming the office manager and chief correspondent by 1959. That same year, he returned to ''The Straits Times'' after being offered the position of Deputy Editor. During his time with them, he was best known for his interview of Lieutenant General Suharto, where he reported his intentions for peace during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation. He also became the first Singaporean journalist to enter Jakarta when he went to interview Suharto. He retired from journalism in 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Koh Sok Hiong
Koh Sok Hiong (; 5 July 1916 – 7 July 2018), also known as Ms Wee Kim Wee, was a Singaporean philanthropist and chef who was the First Lady of Singapore when her husband, Wee Kim Wee, served as president from 1985 to 1993. Born in Singapore during colonial rule, Koh studied at Nanyang Girls' High School before marrying Wee in 1936. During Wee's career as a diplomat, she helped host formal dinner parties for him, including cooking all the food for the dinner. Koh usually cooked Peranakan cuisine, releasing a book in 2005 compiling all of her recipes. During her time as First Lady, she performed philanthropic work for multiple charities and was also known for her fashion, particularly that she frequently wore '' cheongsams'', a Chinese dress. Koh died on 7 July 2018, Wee predeceased her in 2005. Early life and education Koh was born on 5 July 1916, the eldest of eight children, in the Straits Settlements to Hokkien businessman Khor Chwee Thor and Koh See Neo, a nyonya. She ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
New Nation (Singapore)
The following is a list of newspapers in Singapore. In circulation Singapore's major daily newspapers Secondary newspaper Defunct papers The Singapore Tiger Standard, an English morning daily newspaper, was accused as "anti-Merdeka" by S. Rajaratnam, and was closed in 1959 after the People's Action Party came to power. In 1971, the Government crackdown on newspapers perceived to be under foreign influence or with subversive tendencies; saw the closing of '' The Eastern Sun'' and ''The Singapore Herald''. Editorial executives of Nanyang Siang Pau, which was accused of propagating "Chinese ethnic chauvinism", had been ordered detained without trial for a period of two years, and publication of ''The Chinese Daily'' was briefly halted. English language *''Comrade'' (1946) *'' Daily Advertiser'' (1890–1894) *''Democrat'' (1946) *''Eastern Daily Mail'' (1905–1906) *'' Eastern News'' (1940 - 1941) *''Eastern Sun'' (closed in 1971 for allegation on receiving money from commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Devan Nair
Chengara Veetil Devan Nair (5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005), also known as C. V. Devan Nair, better known as Devan Nair, was a Singaporean politician and union leader who served as the third president of Singapore from 1981 until his resignation in 1985. Politically active in both Malaysia and Singapore, Nair was a communist in his youth, having been affiliated with the Malayan Communist Party (MCP). He held strong anti-colonial views and advocated for Singapore's self-determination at a time when it was still a British colony, which led to his detention by the British authorities in 1951. In 1954, he joined the People's Action Party (PAP). He was detained once more following the Chinese middle school student riots in 1956 and remained in custody until the PAP's landslide victory in the 1959 general election, after which he was released. In 1961, he founded the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) and served as its Secretary-General until 1965. During his parliamentary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
