President of Singapore

The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state. Singapore has a parliamentary system of government. Executive authority is exercised by the Cabinet who was led by the Prime Minister of Singapore. The current president is Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who was elected with the 70% of the vote at the 2023 presidential election.

President of the Republic of Singapore   Presiden Republik Singapura  (Malay) 新加坡共和国总统 (Chinese) சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் தலைவர் (Tamil)
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Incumbent Tharman Shanmugaratnam since 14 September 2023
Style	Mister President (informal) His Excellency (formal, diplomatic)
Residence	Istana
Appointer	Elected by Parliament (1965–1991) Direct election (since 1991)
Term length	6 years; renewable
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Singapore, Article 17
Inaugural holder	Yusof Ishak
Formation	9 August 1965
Salary	S$1,680,000 annually
Website	istana.gov.sg

The president's official residence and office is the Istana. However, no presidents since Yusof bin Ishak (1965–1970) have lived there.^[1] The current president, Halimah Yacob, had wanted to stay in the HDB flat at Yishun, but if she fails to comply with the security requirements, she will have to move out. She is also the first female President of Singapore and first Malay head of state in 47 years since the death of Mr Yusof bin Ishak who was Singapore's first president.

List of presidents of the Republic of Singapore

N		Portrait	President	Start of term	End of term	Election	Political Party (Before Resignation)
1			Sir William Goode ( 8 June 1907 – 15 September 1986 )	9 June 1959	9 December 1959	1959	People's Action Party
2			Yusof Ishak (12 August 1910 – 23 November 1970)	9 December 1959	23 November 1970	1963
3			Yeoh Ghim Seng (1918 —1993)	23 November 1970	2 January 1971	—
4			Benjamin Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981)	2 January 1971	12 May 1981	1972, 1976, 1980,
—			Yeoh Ghim Seng (1918 —1993)	12 May 1981	23 October 1981	—
5			Devan Nair (5 August 1923 – 6 December 2005)	23 October 1981	28 March 1985	1984,
6			Wee Chong Jin (1915 —2005)	28 March 1985	29 March 1985	—
—			Yeoh Ghim Seng (1918 —1993)	29 March 1985	2 September 1985	—
7			Wee Kim Wee (4 November 1915 – 2 May 2005)	2 September 1985	1 September 1993	1988, 1991,
8			Ong Teng Cheong (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002)	1 September 1993	31 August 1999	1993
9			S. R. Nathan (3 July 1924 – 22 August 2016)	1 September 1999	31 August 2011	1999, 2005
10			Tony Tan (b. 7 February 1940)	1 September 2011	31 August 2017	2011
11			J. Y. Pillay (1934 —)	31 August 2017	14 September 2017	—
12			Halimah Yacob (b. 23 August 1954)	14 September 2017	13 September 2023	2017
13			Tharman Shanmugaratnam தர்மன் சண்முகரத்னம்	14 September 2023	Incumbent	2023