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he President of the Republic of Singapore is Singapore's head of state. In a Westminster parliamentary system, as which Singapore governs itself, the prime minister is the head of the government while the position of president is largely ceremonial. Before 1993, the President of Singapore was chosen by Parliament. Following amendments to the constitution enacted in 1991, the Presidency became a popularly-elected office. The first President elected by the majority of the people was Ong Teng Cheong, who served from 1 September 1993 to 31 August 1999. The current President of Singapore is Tony Tan Keng Yam.
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NO,President,Start of term,End of term,Days1,Yusof bin Ishak,09-Aug-65,23-Nov-70,1932 days,,,,,(12 August 1910  23 November 1970),,,"During this interval, the Speaker of Parliament, Yeoh Ghim Seng, was installed by Parliament as acting president until 2 January 1971.",,,,40 days2,Benjamin Henry Sheares,02-Jan-71,12-May-81,3783 days,(12 August 1907  12 May 1981),,,"During this interval, Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng was installed by Parliament as acting president until 23 October 1981.",,,,164 days3,C.V. Devan Nair,23-Oct-81,28-Mar-85,1252 days,,,,,(5 August 1923  6 December 2005),,,"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 days4,Wee Kim Wee,02-Sep-85,01-Sep-93,2921 days,,,,,(4 November 1915  2 May 2005),,,5,Ong Teng Cheong,01-Sep-93,01-Sep-99,2191 days,,,,,(22 January 1936  8 February 2002),,,6,S.R. Nathan,01-Sep-99,01-Sep-05,2192 days,,,,,(born 3 July 1924),01-Sep-05,01-Sep-11,2191 days7,Tony Tan Keng Yam,01-Sep-11,(term ends 1 September 2017),895 days,(born 7 February 1940),,,,,,,For other more formats kindly visit www.downloadexcelfiles.com,,,,,,,,Original source : en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Singapore,,,,