Singapore

Presidents of the Republic of Singapore

1965–1970: Yusof bin Ishak (1910–1970)

1970–1981: Benjamin Henry Sheares (1907–1981)

1981–1985: C.V. Devan Nair (1923–2005)

1985–1993: Wee Kim Wee (1915–2005)

1993–1999: Ong Teng Cheong (1936–2002)

1999–present: Sellapan Ramanathan (born 1924, became President unchallenged in 1999, and again in 2005 after other candidates failed to receive the Certificate of Eligibility to stand for elections.)



Prior to the introduction of elections for the Presidency, between 1965 and 1993 the Presidents of Singapore were Malay, Eurasian, Indian and Chinese in turn. While there might have been some general expectation that a system of rotation among the ethnic groups in Singapore would have continued to apply, this possibility was put to rest by the introduction of an elected Presidency in 1991. There are no constitutional provisions specifying that such system should apply.

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