Ong Teng Cheong

Ong Teng Cheong

Ong Teng Cheong (Chinese: 王鼎昌; pinyin: Wáng Dǐngchāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Tíng-chhiong; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002), was a Singaporean politician and architect who was the fifth president of Singapore & the commander-in-chief of the Singapore Armed Forces from 1993 to 1999 when former president Wee Kim Wee stepped down from the position . Ong was Singapore's first president elected by popular vote, serving a six-year term from 1 September 1993 to 31 August 1999 after winning the 1993 Singaporean presidential election with 58.69% of the valid votes cast and he was named as People's President among the people. Ong was sworn in as president on 1 September 1993.A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Ong was the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore on 2 January 1985 till 1 September 1993 when former deputy prime minister S. Rajaratnam stepped down from position. Read more on Wikipedia

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