President of Singapore
List of presidents of the Republic of Singapore
Notes Died in office of natural causes. Resigned.

President of Singapore

Section Title: List of presidents of the Republic of Singapore
Table Section Text: Notes Died in office of natural causes. Resigned.

№	President	Prior office	Start of term	End of term	Days	Election

1	-	Yusof Ishak 尤索夫·宾·伊萨 யூசோஃப் பின் இஷாக் يوسف بن إسحاق (12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970)	Yang di-Pertuan Negara (1963–1965)	9 August 1965	23 November 1970	5 years, 106 days	Elected by Parliament

During this interval, the Speaker of Parliament, Yeoh Ghim Seng, was installed by Parliament as Acting President.	40 days

2	-	Benjamin Sheares 本杰明·亨利·薛尔思 பெஞ்சமின் ஹென்றி ஷியர்ஸ் (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981)	Medical practitioner and professor	2 January 1971	12 May 1981	10 years, 131 days

During this interval, Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng was installed by Parliament as Acting President.	165 days

3	-	Devan Nair சி.வி தேவன் நாயர் 琴加拉·维蒂尔·德万·奈尔 (5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005)	Member of Parliament for Anson (1979–1981)	23 October 1981	28 March 1985	3 years, 157 days

During this interval, Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin was installed by Parliament as Acting President.	2 days

During this interval, Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng was installed by Parliament as Acting President.	158 days

4	-	Wee Kim Wee 黄金辉 வீ கிம் வீ (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005)	Ambassador to South Korea (1981–1984)	2 September 1985	1 September 1993	8 years, 0 days

5	-	Ong Teng Cheong 王鼎昌 ஓங் டெங் சியோங் (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002)	Deputy Prime Minister (1985–1993)	1 September 1993	31 August 1999	6 years, 0 days	952,513 Votes (1993)

6	-	S. R. Nathan 塞拉潘·纳丹 செல்லப்பன் ராமனாதன் (3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016)	Ambassador-at-Large (1996–1999)	1 September 1999	31 August 2005	12 years, 0 days	Uncontested (1999) & (2005)

1 September 2005	31 August 2011

7	-	Tony Tan 陈庆炎 டோனி டான் கெங் யாம் (b. 7 February 1940)	Deputy Prime Minister (1993–2005)	1 September 2011	31 August 2017	6 years, 0 days	745,693 Votes (2011)

During this interval, the Chair of the Council of Presidential Advisers, J. Y. Pillay, served as Acting President.	15 days

8	-	Halimah Yacob 哈莉玛·雅各布 ஹலிமா பின்தி யாகொப் حليمه بنت يعقوب (b. 23 August 1954)	Speaker of Parliament (2013–2017)	14 September 2017	Incumbent (Term expires 13 September 2023)	1 year, 223 days	Uncontested (2017)

Sentence(s)

The President of Singapore election was won by Tony Tan with 745,693 votes.

final_sentence: The President of Singapore election was won by Tony Tan with 745,693 votes.