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Halimah was sworn in as the President of Singapore on 14 September 2017 at The Istana. [58] She became Singapore's first female president and the first Malay president in 47 years. [59] In her role, she was also appointed ex officio as chancellor of both the NUS [60] and Nanyang Technological University. [61]
Tharman co-chaired a few bilateral committees to promote economic and trade relations between Singapore and other countries, including the Singapore-Liaoning Economic and Trade Council from 2004 to 2008, [50] and the High-Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission from 2011 to 2022.
Edwin Tong Chun Fai SC (Chinese: 唐振辉; pinyin: Táng Zhènhuī; born 12 August 1969) [1] [2] is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law concurrently since 2020.
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai [b] (born 18 December 1972) is a Singaporean politician, economist and former civil servant who has been serving as the fourth Prime Minister of Singapore since 2024 and Minister for Finance since 2021.
He went on to read law at the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law and graduated in 1984. During his time in law school, Shanmugam earned several awards, book prizes and scholarships for being the top student from his first to third years and for academic merit (1982–1983).
An audio leak from a closed-door meeting between Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI) members and minister Chan Chun Sing on 18 February 2020 revealed that Chan had used the derogatory hokkien term "sia suay" (meaning causing embarrassment or disgrace) to describe Singaporeans who were panic buying. [34]
Masagos Zulkifli bin Masagos Mohamad (Jawi: ماسڬوس ذوالكفل; born 16 April 1963) [1] [2] is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been serving as Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health since 2020, Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs and serves as the Vice Chairman in the party Central Executive ...
The parliament had the most seats vacated in post-independence since the inaugural Parliament during the term, with six, including Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin who vacated his seat citing extramaritial affair along with Cheng Li Hui, [2] Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who later contested the 2023 Singaporean presidential election ...