Tharman Shanmugaratnam is a Singaporean politician and economist who has served as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023. A former member of the People's Action Party, he served as Member of Par
Official portrait, 2023
Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam with Japan's Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda and U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner in Kyōto City, Japan on November 6, 2010.
President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with Italian President Sergio Mattarella in Rome, Italy in June 2024.
The president of Singapore, officially the President of the Republic of Singapore, is the head of state of Singapore. The president represents the country in official diplomatic functions and possesse
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
…Tharman Shanmugaratnam (born 25 February 1957) is a Singaporean politician and economist who has served as the ninth president of Singapore since 2023. A former member of the People's Action Party (PAP), he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Taman Jurong of Jurong Group Representation…
Russian president Dmitry Medvedev speaking to president S. R. Nathan during the former's visit in 2009
The president has personal discretion as to whether to approve budgets or financial transactions of specified statutory boards and state-owned companies that are likely to draw on past reserves. The Monetary Authority of Singapore, photographed here in September 2009, is one such statutory board.
The Elections Department, which oversees elections in Singapore