List of Presidents of The Republic of Singapore
| № | President | Start of term | End of term | Days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yusof bin Ishak 尤索夫·宾·伊萨 யூசோஃப் பின் இஷாக் |
9 August 1965 | 23 November 1970 |
1932 days | |
| During this interval, the Speaker of Parliament, Yeoh Ghim Seng, was installed by Parliament as acting president until 2 January 1971. | 40 days | ||||
| 2 | Benjamin Henry Sheares 本杰明·亨利·薛尔思 பெஞ்சமின் ஹென்றி ஷியர்ஸ் |
2 January 1971 | 12 May 1981 |
3783 days | |
| During this interval, Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng was installed by Parliament as acting president until 23 October 1981. | 164 days | ||||
| 3 | C.V. Devan Nair சி.வி தேவன் நாயர் 琴加拉·维蒂尔·德万·奈尔 |
23 October 1981 | 28 March 1985 |
1252 days | |
| During this interval, Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin was installed by Parliament as acting president until 29 March when he was replaced by Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng until 2 September 1985. |
158 days | ||||
| 4 | Wee Kim Wee 黄金辉 வீ கிம் வீ |
2 September 1985 | 1 September 1993 |
2921 days | |
| 5 | Ong Teng Cheong 王鼎昌 ஓங் டெங் சியோங் |
1 September 1993 | 1 September 1999 | 2191 days | |
| 6 | S.R. Nathan எஸ். ஆர். நாதன் 塞拉潘·纳丹 |
1 September 1999 |
1 September 2005 | 2192 days | |
| 1 September 2005 |
1 September 2011 | 2191 days | |||
| 7 | Tony Tan Keng Yam 陈庆炎 டோனி டான் கெங் யாம் |
1 September 2011 | (term ends 1 September 2017) | 446 days | |
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