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On 1 September 2023, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2011 to 2019, and Senior Minister from 2019 to 2023, prior to his presidency, won the 2023 presidential election and was elected the ninth President of Singapore after receiving 70.41% of the votes cast. [15]
He remained Deputy Prime Minister and was also appointed Coordinating Minister for Social Policies. At the 2015 general election , Jurong GRC, which was predominantly anchored by Tharman, won 79.28% of the vote against the five-member Singaporeans First team.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Virtual Launch of UPI-PayNow Linkage. Singapore is the 8th largest source of investment in India and the largest amongst ASEAN member nations. [1] [8] It is also India's 9th biggest trading partner as of 2005–06. [1]
President of Singapore: Head of state Singapore: 1 September 1999 31 August 2011 11 years, 364 days Singapore, Straits Settlements: Indian Singaporean of Tamil descent [32] [33] 19 Kamla Persad-Bissessar (born 1952) Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Head of government Trinidad and Tobago: 26 May 2010 9 September 2015 5 years, 108 days
William Farquhar, who served as the first resident of Singapore from 1819 to 1823. On 30 January 1819, Sir Stamford Raffles, an Englishman who was the Governor of Bencoolen (now Bengkulu, Indonesia), entered into a preliminary agreement with the Temenggung of Johor, Abdul Rahman Sri Maharajah, for the British East India Company to establish a "factory" or trading post on the island of Singapore.
State Also claimed by Head of state (USD) Head of government (USD) Abkhazia Georgia Kosovo Serbia 39,650 USD [30]40,519 USD (Prime Minister) [113] Northern Cyprus Cyprus
The prime minister of Singapore [a] is the head of government of Singapore. The president appoints the prime minister on the advice and consent of the Cabinet of Singapore. The incumbent prime minister is Lawrence Wong, who took office on 15 May 2024. [1] Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system.
The term of president was previously 4 years, with it being extended to 6 years following the 1991 constitutional amendment. [12] Two presidents, Yusof and Benjamin Sheares, have died in office. [13] [14] Devan Nair was the first president to resign mid-term. [15] S. R. Nathan was the longest serving president, serving as president for 12 years ...