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Halimah Yacob
8th President of the Republic of Singapore / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Halimah Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician[1] and lawyer. She became the 8th President of Singapore in September 2017.[2] Before becoming president, she was the Speaker of Parliament from 2013 until 2017.
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Halimah Yacob | |
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8th President of Singapore | |
In office 14 September 2017 – 14 September 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
Preceded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
Succeeded by | Tharman Shanmugaratnam |
Speaker of Parliament | |
In office 14 January 2013 – 7 August 2017 | |
Deputy | Charles Chong Lim Biow Chuan |
Preceded by | Michael Palmer |
Succeeded by | Tan Chuan-Jin |
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Born | (1954-08-23) 23 August 1954 (age 69) Singapore |
Political party | People's Action Party (2001–2017) Independent (2017–present) |
Spouse(s) | Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee |
Children | 5 |
Education | National University of Singapore (LLB, LLM) |
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Halimah was a former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), She was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bukit Batok East ward of Jurong GRC between 2001 and 2015, and the Marsiling division of Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC between 2015 and 2017.[1][2]