Ruler · 1940 – present

Tony Tan

Born 1940, living; mathematician, politician. President of Singapore (Singapore), 2011 – 2017.

Wikidata's English label: Tony Tan Keng Yam.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: since 1940; living
In office: 6 years; one reign
Lines: 1; Singapore
Left it: resigned; the ruler's own article

President of Singapore

Singapore · the 11th of 13 dated reigns · 1965 – 2023

7 before

Wee Kim Wee1985 – 1993

Ong Teng Cheong1993 – 1999

S. R. Nathan1999 – 2011

Tony Tan2011 – 2017

Halimah Yacob2017 – 2023

Tharman Shanmugaratnam2023 – …

died in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officea second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 2011 – 2017 · 6 years · came to it aged 71

Came to it: elected
Left it: resignedread from the ruler's own article

Tan was elected President of Singapore on 27 August 2011 following a vote recount between him and the other front-runner, Tan Cheng Bock.

He did not seek re-election in the 2017 presidential election, which was reserved for Malay candidates following a constitutional amendment.

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