Tony Tan Keng Yam is a Singaporean banker and politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore from 2011 to 2017.
Tan in 2016
Tan's poster for the 2011 presidential election in English
Tan opening the "International Evening" at the 2012 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Tan at the Annual Meeting 2009 of the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland on 30 January 2009
The president of the Republic of Singapore is the head of state of Singapore. The president represents the country in official diplomatic functions and possesses certain executive powers over the Government of Singapore, including the control of the national reserves and the ability to revoke and appoint public service appointments.
President of Singapore
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
