Republic of Singapore (1965 – present)
Heads of State of the Republic of Singapore
List of Heads of State of the Republic of Singapore
President of the Republic of Singapore
Name
Political Party
Dates in Office
Yusof bin Ishak Al-Haj
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 12 1910. Died November 23 1970.
Non-Partisan
August 9 1965 – November 23 1970
Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 22 1918. Died June 3 1993.
Non-Partisan
November 23 1970 – January 2 1971
Benjamin Henry Sheares
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 12 1907. Died May 12 1981.
Non-Partisan
January 2 1971 – May 12 1981
Wee Chong Jin (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 28 1917. Died June 5 2005.
Non-Partisan
May 12 1981 – May 14 1981
Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 22 1918. Died June 3 1993.
Non-Partisan
May 14 1981 – October 23 1981
Chengara Veetil Devan Nair
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 5 1923. Died December 6 2005.
Non-Partisan
October 23 1981 – March 28 1985
Wee Chong Jin (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born September 28 1917. Died June 5 2005.
Non-Partisan
March 28 1985 – March 31 1985
Yeoh Ghim Seng (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born June 22 1918. Died June 3 1993.
Non-Partisan
March 31 1985 – September 2 1985
Wee Kim Wee
Date of birth/date of death:
Born November 4 1915. Died May 2 2005.
Non-Partisan
September 2 1985 – September 1 1993
Ong Teng Cheong
Date of birth/date of death:
Born January 22 1936. Died February 8 2002.
Non-Partisan
September 1 1993 – September 1 1999
S. R. Nathan
Date of birth/date of death:
Born July 3 1924. Died August 22 2016.
Non-Partisan
September 1 1999 – September 1 2011
Tony Tan Keng Tan
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 7 1940.
Non-Partisan
September 1 2011 – September 1 2017
Joseph Yuvaraj Pillay (acting)
Date of birth/date of death:
Born March 30 1934.
Non-Partisan
September 1 2017 – September 13 2017
Halimah binte Yacob
Date of birth/date of death:
Born August 23 1954.
Non-Partisan
September 14 2017 – September 14 2023
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
Date of birth/date of death:
Born February 25 1957.
Non-Partisan
September 14 2023 – present
Heads of Government of Singapore
Republic of Singapore
Prime Minister of Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1923; d. March 23 2015.
People’s Action Party
1959 – 1990
Lee Hsien Loong
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1952.
People’s Action Party
2004 – 2024
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1972.
People’s Action Party
2024 – present
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
Lee Hsien Loong
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 10 1952.
People’s Action Party
1990 – 2004
Lawrence Wong Shyun Tsai
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1972.
People’s Action Party
2022 – 2024
Leader of the Opposition of Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1923; d. March 23 2015.
People’s Action Party
1955 – 1959