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(2017). Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Numismatic Society, p. 450. Date President Party 05/03/2009 Arbryn: Singapore Republican Party: The office of the President is one of Singapore's most heavily altered institutions, and it is still being re-made today. In 1962, he was seconded to the Labour Research Unit of the Labour Movement, first as Assistant Director and later as Director, until January 1966. Subject (1904, January 27). He played badminton, table tennis, basketball and soccer. Encik Yusof received his early education in a Malay school in Kuala Kurau, Perak. At the Raffles Institution, he played hockey and cricket and took part in swimming, weight lifting, water-polo and boxing. In 1969, he left the University to begin a career in banking with the Overseas-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), where he rose to become General Manager. He was a school prefect and was co-editor of the 'Rafflesian'. (1990, November 28). 6–7. Resident and Commandant of Singapore (East India Company), 1819–18236 Feb 1819–1 May 1823: William Farquhar1 Resident of Singapore (East India Company), 1823–18269 Jun 1823–14 Aug 1826: John Crawfurd2 Resident councillors (East India Company), 1826–1867315 Aug 1826–18 Nov 1827: John Prince29 Nov 1827–Dec 1833: Kenneth MurchisonDec 1833–1836: Samuel George Bonham4 Mar 1837–1856: Thomas Church1856–1859: Henry Somerset MacKenzie1860–1867: Ronald MacphersonGovernors of the Straits Settlements (under British India), 1826–1867427 Nov 1826–1830: Robert Fullerton1830–6 Dec 1833: Robert Ibbetson7 Dec 1833–17 Nov 1836: Kenneth Murchison18 Nov 1836–Jan 1843: Samuel George BonhamAug 1843–20 Mar 1855: William John Butterworth21 Mar 1855–Aug 1859: Edmund Augustus Blundell6 Aug 1859–16 Mar 1867: William Orfeur Cavenagh Governors of the Straits Settlements (direct Crown control), 1867–1946517 Mar 1867–3 Nov 1873: Harry St George Ord4 Nov 1873–7 May 1875: Andrew Clarke 8 May 1875–3 Apr 1877: William Francis Drummond Jervois Aug 1877–10 Feb 1879: William Cleaver Francis Robinson6 May 1880–17 Oct 1887: Frederick Aloysius Weld17 Oct 1887–30 Aug 1893: Cecil Clementi Smith1 Feb 1894–7 Dec 1899: Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell17 Feb 1901–12 Jan 1904: Frank Athelstane Swettenham6 15 Apr 1904–9 Apr 1911: John Anderson2 Sep 1911–24 Aug 1919: Arthur Henderson Young3 Feb 1920–5 May 1927: Laurence Nunns Guillemard3 Jun 1927–20 Oct 1929: Hugh Charles Clifford 20 Nov 19297–16 Feb 1934: Cecil Clementi9 Nov 1934–14 Feb 1942: Shenton Thomas Whitelegge Thomas816 Aug 1945–31 Mar 1946: Shenton Thomas Whitelegge Thomas (he was a prisoner-of-war from 15 February 1942 to 15 August 1945 during the Japanese Occupation)British Military Administration, 1945–19465 Sep 1945–31 Mar 1946: Louis Mountbatten9Governors of the crown colony of Singapore, 1946–1959101 Apr 1946–20 Mar 1952: Franklin Gimson23 Apr 1952–3 Jun 1955: John Fearns Nicoll30 Jun 1955–4 Dec 1957: Robert Brown Black9 Dec 1957–2 Jun 1959: William GoodeChief ministers 1955–1959116 Apr 1955–7 Jun 1956: David Marshall8 Jun 1956–1 Jun 1959: Lim Yew HockHeads of State (Yang di-Pertuan Negara), 1959–1965123 Jun 1959–2 Dec 1959: William Goode3 Dec 1959–21 Dec 1965: Yusof bin IshakPresidents of Singapore, 1965–9 Aug 1965–23 Nov 1970: Yusof bin Ishak132 Jan 1971–12 May 1981: Benjamin Henry Sheares1424 Oct 1981–28 Mar 1985: Chengara Veetil Devan Nair (C. V. Devan Nair)152 Sep 1985–1 Sep 1993: Wee Kim Wee161 Sep 1993–31 Aug 1999: Ong Teng Cheong (first elected president)171 Sep 1999–31 Aug 2011: Sellapan Ramanathan (S R Nathan)181 Sep 2011–31 Aug 2017: Tony Tan Keng Yam1914 Sep 2017–: Halimah Yacob20Prime ministers, 1959–5 Jun 1959–28 Nov 1990: Lee Kuan Yew2128 Nov 1990–12 Aug 2004: Goh Chok Tong2212 Aug 2004–: Lee Hsien Loong23AuthorVernon CorneliusReferences1. Parliament. On his release, he again became active in the trade union movement, as Secretary of the Singapore Factory and Shopworkers' Union. On 22 December 1965, it became a republic, with Yusof bin Ishak as the republic's first President. Thus, the name Singapore comes from the Malay words “Singa” for lion and “Pura” for city. In recognition of Mr Nair's achievements and his leadership of the labour movement, he was awarded the Public Service Star in 1963. He served as Assistant Secretary and rose to be Deputy Secretary before being appointed Acting Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs in January 1971. Dr Sheares received his early education at the Methodist Girls' School, and later at St Andrew's School and Raffles Institution. 1776–d. Mr Nathan began his career in the Singapore Civil Service as a medical social worker in 1955. 4 November 1915, Singapore–d. He received his education first at Rangoon Road Primary School and then at Victoria School, where he passed his Senior Cambridge examination in 1940. 20. Besides official functions, the President actively supports community and social causes. 1684—1686). A panel of experts share their views on how Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore's first prime minister, oversaw the economic transformation of the country after independence in 1965. Raffles and Hastings: Private exchanges behind the founding of Singapore. : RSING 737.49595 SAR)5. Henson, B., & Zuraidah Ibrahim. Nathan sworn in as sixth president. The Straits Times, p. 1. It is a game that many have played likely since the earlier days of the republic, that of rating the presidents on how great each man was as president. In his younger days, Dr Wee was an active sportsman. (1901, February 21). Henson, B., & Zuraidah Ibrahim. The president of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a member of Parliament (MP) who, in his or her opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs. 12 August 1910, Padang Gajah, Trong, Perak–d. In December 1991, Dr Tan stepped down from the Cabinet to return to the private sector as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OCBC. Mr Ong Teng Cheong became the fifth President of the Republic of Singapore on 1 September 1993. Presidential elections in Singapore, in which the President of Singapore is directly elected by popular vote, were introduced through amendments to the Constitution of Singapore in 1991. Politicians Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam was born in Singapore on 7 February 1940. Saying goodbye: President Tony Tan's last day in office. He was directly associated, as a gynaecologist, with the problems of family planning in Singapore. Singapore since 1965. 8 February 2002, Singapore) was the fifth president of Singapore and ... Sellapan Ramanathan (b. The only Malay president so far, the late Mr Yusof Ishak, was appointed head of state in 1959 and became the first president from independence in 1965 till 1970. From 1983 to April 1988, Mr Nathan was Chairman of the Hindu Endowments Board. Encik Yusof bin Ishak was married to Puan Noor Aishah and had a son and two daughters. etrieved from NewspaperSG.19. The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state. At the end of World War II, Mr Nair began to teach. Resignation of Mr C. V. Devan Nair President of the Republic of Singapore (Vol. The last Yang di-Pertuan Negara, Yusof bin Ishak, became the first President. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.17. He acquired his post-graduate degree of Master of Civic Design (Town Planning) from University of Liverpool, United Kingdom in 1967. 8 August 1937, Singapore–), also known as S. Dhanabalan or just Dhana, is a banker and former ... Sultan Hussein Mohamed Shah (b. Retrieved 2017, July 4 from Parliament of Singapore website: https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/lee-hsien-loongThe information in this article is valid as at 3 October 2017 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. Although Lee felt that the FCO had done a “first-rate job”, he rejected it upon further reflection. (Call no. The Presidential Crest is used on state crockery, gifts and stationery related to the President. Through reports of his exclusive interviews, Singaporeans and Malaysians learned for the first time that Indonesia was keen to end Confrontation. In 1937, he was junior singles badminton champion of Singapore. As the most outstanding cadet of the School Cadet Corps, he became the first student ever in Singapore to have been commissioned by the then Governor as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Cadet Corps. From 1948 to 1950, he served on the Film Appeal Committee. (1934, June 15). Dr Tan graduated from the University of Singapore with a First Class Honours Degree in Physics in 1962, and went on to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he obtained a Master of Science degree. But the task was not easy because long periods of colonialism had produced 12 March 1908, Singapore–d. On 9 August 1965, when Singapore ceased to be a state in the Federation of Malaysia and became an independent and sovereign State, Encik Yusof became the first President of the Republic of Singapore. When Singapore became an independent nation on 9 August 1965, the seat of Head of State was renamed Office of the President and Yusof bin Ishak, Singapore’s first Malayan-born Yang di-Pertuan Negara appointed since 1959, became the first president of the Republic of Singapore. Mr Nathan received his early education in several schools – Anglo-Chinese Primary and Middle School, Rangoon Road Afternoon School and Victoria School. Singapore - Singapore - History: Singapore Island originally was inhabited by fishermen and pirates, and it served as an outpost for the Sumatran empire of Srīvijaya. Independent Singapore was admitted to the United Nations on 21 September 1965, and became a member of the Commonwealth of Nations on 15 October 1965. Dr Tan was also awarded the Great Gold Medal by Comenius University (Slovakia) and the King Charles II Medal by the Royal Society of United Kingdom. In June 1948, he was also appointed Honorary Consultant at the British Military Hospital. The Straits Times, p. 1; Gan, L. K. (2011, August 31). The Straits Times, p. 1. Public officers--Singapore Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Numismatic Society, p. 450. Dr Tony Tan Keng Yam. In August of the same year, Mr Nathan moved to the Ministry of Defence where he was a Director with the rank of Permanent Secretary. President Ong to work with govt to shape political system. Subsequently, he held the Communications, Culture and Labour portfolios. Jan 20, 1969. When Singapore was liberated in 1945, Dr Wee rejoined the United Press Association. Colonial administrators Retrieved from NewspaperSG.7. After the Japanese surrendered, he became the first Singapore-born doctor to be appointed acting Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the King Edward VII College of Medicine. Its inaugural issue was published on 1 January 1824. 22. Singapore Standard, p. 1. It was to have been a three-year term, but Dr Wee stayed at the post for seven years, the last two years as dean of the diplomatic corps in Kuala Lumpur. In practice, the prime minister is usually the leader of the majority party in the legislature. Halimah Yacob is the incumbent Singaporean president since 2017 after being elected unopposed at the presidential election in the same year. Personalities 1 September 1875, Cawnpore, India–d. Singapore’s modern history began as an East India Company trading post turned Crown Colony of the British Empire, founded originally by Sir Stamford Raffles in 1819. An anecdotal history of old times in Singapore, 1819–1967. Chronological List of Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents of the United States Selected Images From the Collections of the Library of Congress. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. The Singapore Head of State paid a four-day State Visit with his wife Puan Noor Aishah to Cambodia in April 1963 and subsequently proceeded together in the same month to Mecca to perform the Haj, where they were the State Guests of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Under Dr Tan’s guidance, university education in Singapore became more globalised and was made accessible to more Singaporeans regardless of their family or financial background. : RSING 941.0840924 SHE.M)9. From October 1983 to January 1985, Dr Tan served as the Minister for Finance and concurrently as the Minister for Trade and Industry. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400–1986. He was appointed Senior Minister of State for Communications in 1975. (2017, September 15). (1981, October 25). VIPs to witness historic swearing-in of new PM. In 1932, he joined the staff of 'Warta Malaya', the leading Malay newspaper of that time. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400–1986. He has honorary doctorates from the Loughborough University, Murdoch University, The University of Sheffield and The University of Adelaide. 23 December 1840, London–d. He was a founding member of the Singapore Indian Development Association (SINDA), and was its Term Trustee until August 1999. Printer. Dr Tan retired from the Cabinet in September 2005 and was appointed Deputy Chairman and Executive Director of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Private Limited (GIC), Chairman of the National Research Foundation and Deputy Chairman of the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council, and Chairman of Singapore Press Holdings Limited (SPH). In February 1979, Mr Nathan returned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and became its First Permanent Secretary until February 1982, when he left to become the Executive Chairman of the Straits Times Press (1975) Ltd. At various times from 1982 to 1988, Mr Nathan also held directorship of several other companies including the Singapore Mint Pte Ltd, The Straits Times Press (London) Ltd, Singapore Press Holdings Ltd and Marshall Cavendish Ltd. 3 June 1906, Edinburgh, Scotland–d. In August 2003, Dr Tan was appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for Security and Defence. August Edit August 6 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law, outlawing literacy tests and other discriminatory voting practices that have been responsible for widespread disfranchisement of African Americans . He resigned in October 1981 when he became President of the Republic of Singapore. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400–1986. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.18. During the occupation of Singapore, he worked as a clerk in Japanese military establishments. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Numismatic Society, p. 450. : RSING 959.503 SOL)2. List of presidents of Singapore. Singh, S. (1986). In 1971, he left the civil service and set up his own practice. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; President’s Office. In March 1948, while studying for the degree of Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh, he was recalled to Singapore to act as Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Since its landmark publication in 1980, the original history has sold more than 1.7 million copies. 7 December 2005, Canada ), better known ... Ong Teng Cheong (b. 27 July 1824, Southsea, Hampshire, England–d. Encik Yusof was the eldest son in a family of nine. SINGAPORE - Amid increased spending and an unprecedented four budgets totalling $92.9 billion this year, Singapore expects to record its biggest deficit since the country became independent in 1965.. (Call no. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.8. However, no presidents since Yusof bin Ishak (1965–1970) have lived there. Zuraidah Ibrahim. Mr Ong had a varied career before becoming President. Although it has faced difficulties, including more race riots in 1969 and the East Asian financial crisis of 1997, it has proved overall a very stable and prosperous little nation. Mr Nathan resigned as Ambassador-at-Large and Director of IDSS on 17 August 1999 and was elected President of the Republic of Singapore on 18 August 1999. : RSING 959.57 BUC-[HIS])3. Dr Wee served on six statutory boards: Rent Control Board; Film Appeal Committee; Land Acquisition Board; Board of Visiting Justices; National Theatre Trust; and Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. 2 May 2005, Singapore) was the fourth president of Singapore, serving ... Raffles' Bust, a marble portrait of Sir Stamford Raffles, was originally designed and cast by Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey ... Lim Bo Seng (Major-General) (b. The draft was completed in April 1971. 5 August 1923, Jasin, near Malacca, Malaysia –d. In Javanese inscriptions and Chinese records dating to the end of the 14th century, the more-common name of the island is Tumasik, or Temasek, from the Javanese word tasek (“sea”). He was seconded to the UNDP (Special Fund) Assistance in Urban Renewal and Development Project to lead a local team in the comprehensive transportation and land-use planning of Singapore's central area. In 1976, the University of Singapore (now National University of Singapore) conferred on him an Honorary Doctor of Letters (Honoris Causa). : RSING 737.49595 SAR)12. Dr Wee also served as a member of the Singapore delegation to the United Nations General Assembly in 1977. Singaporean politics have been dominated by the People's Action Party (PAP) since the 1959 general election when Lee Kuan Yew became Singapore's first prime minister (Singapore was then a self-governing state within the British Empire). In 1961, Mr Nair helped to found the Singapore National Trades Union Congress (NTUC), and was elected the first Secretary-General of the NTUC. The Straits Times. While at The Straits Times, Dr Wee covered the civil war in the Belgian Congo (now Zaire) at the time when Malaysia sent a special force to join the United Nations Command's peace-keeping force. 10 October 1879, London, England–d. 23 November 1970, Singapore), commonly referred to ... Sir Laurence Nunns Guillemard (b. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow Press, p. 166. The encyclopaedia of the coins of Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei 1400–1986. In 1969 with his term in the Malaysian Parliament over, he decided to return to Singapore to help modernise and expand the labour movement. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.23. Retrieved 2017, October 3 from The Istana website: http://www.istana.gov.sg/the-president/former-presidents/dr-tony-tan-keng-yam; Chia, L. (2017, September 1). As a personal obstetrician and gynaecologist to some members of the Malaysian royal families, he was made a Dato of Kedah and of Kelantan for his services. 6–7. In January 1930, at the age of 15, he left Raffles Institution after only two years to join the Straits Times as a clerk in the circulation department, later moving to advertising and reporting. The portraits of President Halimah and her spouse, Mr Mohamed Abdullah Alhabshee, are displayed in public buildings. He was a member of the Nature Reserves Committee for a year, and also of the Malayanisation Commission. The New Paper, pp. Toward a better future : education and training for economic development in Singapore since 1965 In May of the same year, he moved to Kuala Lumpur to supervise the construction of the Utusan Building. : RSING 959.5703 BAS-[HIS]); Solomon, E. (1996). As a Normal Trained teacher, he taught at St Joseph's Institution and later, at St Andrew's School. His journalistic ability took him rapidly from the ranks to the top posts of Assistant Manager and Acting Editor within a short time. 15 January 1962, London, England), more ... Lee Siew Choh (Dr) (b. Singapore later co-founded the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on 8 August 1967 and was admitted into the Non-Aligned Movement in 1970. Colonial administrators--Singapore His father, Encik Ishak bin Ahmad, was the Acting Director of Fisheries, Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States. July 30 – War on Poverty: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Social Security Act of 1965 into law, establishing Medicare and Medicaid. Potential candidates for office must meet stringent qualifications set out in the Constitution. Prior to European settlement, the island now known as Singapore was the site of a Malay fishing village and inhabited by several hundred indigenous Orang La… He was a Malay of Sumatran descent and could trace his lineage on the paternal side to Minangkabau, and on the maternal side to Langkat. Lee preferred to retain the constitutional arrangements that had worked for Singapore since its separation from the Federation of Malaysia in 1965. He was elected on 27 August 2011, and was sworn in as the seventh President of the Republic of Singapore on 1 September 2011. Channel NewsAsia. He stood for election again in the 1980 General Election, and retained his seat as Member of Parliament for Anson. in March 1929. In 1951, Dr Sheares spent the remainder of the Queen's Fellowship due to him in several leading universities in the United States of America which concentrated on teaching post-graduate Obstetrics and Gynaecology and in research work in these subjects. (Call no. Dr Sheares was born on 12 August 1907 in Singapore. President's Portrait & Insignia. The Straits Times, p. 20; Teo, L. (2004, August 12). Singapore: Govt. 45, cols. He was conferred the following awards: Dr Sheares and his wife had three children. Singaporean history, more broadly, is a history that inherently begins somewhere else. Member’s profile: Lee Hsien Loong. 29 March 1902, London, England) was the second ... Cecil Clementi Smith (Sir), (b. On his return from the US, Mr Nathan was made Ambassador-at-Large and was concurrently Director of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies (IDSS) at the Nanyang Technological University. 1862 – d. 1951, London, England) was the only Governor of the Straits Settlements ... Aw Boon Haw (b. Retrieved 2017, October 3 from The Istana website: http://www.istana.gov.sg/the-president/biography21. 11 February 1994, Singapore) was one of Singapore’s pioneer watercolour ... Yusof bin Ishak (b. He later obtained a PhD in Applied Mathematics at the University of Adelaide. He passed away on 12 May 1981. Biographies>>Political Leaders (1959, June 5). Life and times of Yusof Ishak, Singapore's first president. Dr Tan was also part of the trade union movement. In 1972, Mr Ong was elected to Parliament and served as a Member of Parliament for 21 years. However, the original legend was that a long time ago, a 14th century Sumatran prince spotted an auspicious beast upon landing on the island after a thunderstorm, which he was told was a 'lion'. When his civil-servant father was posted to Singapore in 1923, Encik Yusof accompanied his parents and studied at the former Victoria Bridge School until December 1923. Singapore: Oxford University Press, p. 141. 7 February 1940, Singapore–) was the seventh president of Singapore (2011–17). Ronald Reagan Jan 20, 1993. The Presidential Standard is flown at the Istana in the day, when the President is in the country. (1999, September 2). The Straits Times, p. 5. The Central Sikh Temple, or Central Sikh Gurdwara as it is known to the Sikhs, is a place of worship for the Sikh community ... Elected presidency was legislated in Singapore in 1991 to help safeguard Singapore’s national reserves and ensure the ... Sir Cecil Clementi (b. He was its first Secretary-General. He also covered the official visits of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew to Indonesia and to several countries in Eastern Europe. It is estimated that abound 400 people have been hanged since 1991. Cabinet swearing in today at City Hall. (1993, September 2). He was awarded the Foreign Policy Association Medal by the New York Foreign Policy Association for his outstanding leadership and service in both the public and private sectors. The government gazette. Mr Nair was married to Madam Avadai Dhanam and had three sons and a daughter. Thereafter commenced Singapore's struggle to survive and prosper on its own. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., 20540-4730 After the war, whilst working, he completed his secondary education through self-study and entered the University of Malaya (then in Singapore) where he graduated in 1954 with a Diploma in Social Studies (Distinction). Singapore: Singapore Resource Library: National Library Board, p. 49. Prior to this, he led the Singapore trade union movement, transforming the trade unions into a well-knit and forward-looking force dedicated to the welfare of labour under the principle of joint labour, management and government partnership. Singapore has been described as ... Biden enters White House as 46th US president. (Call no. He was the moving spirit behind the 'Utusan Melayu' during the difficult period of Malayan independence. 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