Presidential elections in Singapore, in which the president of Singapore is directly elected by a popular vote, were introduced after a constitutional amendment made in 1991. Potential candidates for
The Istana, the official residence of the president of Singapore, photographed in January 2006
The Elections Department, which oversees elections in Singapore
The JTC Summit, the present headquarters of JTC Corporation (formerly the Jurong Town Corporation). Andrew Kuan, an unsuccessful potential candidate in the 2005 presidential election, was a former CFO of the JTC.
A form showing the layout of the front of a ballot paper used during presidential elections
Halimah Yacob
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Halimah binte Yacob is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who was the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role after being elected uncontested
Presidential elections in Singapore
…general strictness of the qualifications has resulted in three out of the six presidential elections being walkovers, as presidents S. R. Nathan and Halimah Yacob were the sole candidates to receive a Certificate of Eligibility from the PEC in the 1999, 2005 and 2017 presidential elections. The stringent criteria…
Halimah in 2019
Halimah at the inauguration of South Korean president Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, 10 May 2022
Halimah (right) attending the opening reception of the APEC Women and the Economy Forum 2012 at Catherine Palace
(L–R) Mohammed Abdullah Alhabshee, Fazna Ahmed, Halimah and Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on 1 July 2019