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His Excellency
Ong Teng Cheong
GCMG
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王鼎昌
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| 5th President of Singapore | |
| In office 1 September 1993 – 31 August 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Wee Kim Wee |
| Succeeded by | S. R. Nathan |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore | |
| In office 2 January 1985 – 16 August 1993 Serving with Goh Chok Tong
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| Preceded by | S. Rajaratnam |
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| Succeeded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Constituency | Kim Keat SMC |
| Secretary-General of National Trades Union Congress | |
| In office May 1983 – 1 September 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Lim Chee Onn |
| Succeeded by | Lim Boon Heng |
| Constituency | Kim Keat SMC |
| Minister for Labour | |
| In office 5 January 1981 – 9 May 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| Succeeded by | E W Barker |
| Constituency | Kim Keat SMC |
| Minister for Communications | |
| In office 1 July 1977 – 9 May 1983 |
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| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Lim Kim San |
| Succeeded by | Ong Pang Boon |
| Constituency | Kim Keat SMC |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Toa Payoh GRC |
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| In office 21 August 1991 – August 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kim Keat |
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| In office 2 September 1972 – 14 August 1991 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Chairman of the People's Action Party | |
| In office 5 January 1981 – 16 August 1993 |
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| Leader | Goh Chok Tong |
| Preceded by | Toh Chin Chye |
| Succeeded by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
| Constituency | Kim Keat SMC |
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| Born |
Ong Teng Cheong
22 January 1936 Singapore, Straits Settlements |
| Died | 8 February 2002 (aged 66) Singapore General Hospital, Singapore |
| Cause of death | Lymphoma |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | Independent (1993 - 1999) |
| Other political affiliations |
People's Action Party (1972 - 1993) |
| Spouse(s) |
Ling Siew May
(m. 1963; died 1999) |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool University of Adelaide The Chinese High School |
| Profession | Architect |
Ong Teng Cheong GCMG (Chinese: 王鼎昌; pinyin: Wáng Dǐngchāng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ông Téng-chhiong; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean politician and architect who was the fifth president of Singapore serving a six-year term from 1 September 1993 to 31 August 1999 after winning the 1993 Singaporean presidential election as a candidate. He was Singaporean's first elected president and was named as People's President by Singaporeans. On 8 February 2002, at the age of 66, Mr Ong died in his sleep from lymphoma in the Singapore General Hospital.
When former president Wee Kim Wee stepped down from the position. Ong has decided not to run for a second term as president in 1999 partially because of the death of his wife.
Previously a member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), Ong was the 4th Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore from 2 January 1985 till 1 September 1993 when former deputy prime minister S. Rajaratnam stepped down from position. Ong served as deputy prime minister with former prime minister Goh Chok Tong.
Ong was the Chairman of the People's Action Party from 5 January 1981 to 1 September 1993, after Toh Chin Chye stepped down from the position, and a member of parliament for Kim Keat Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 1991 to 1993. He was the Ministry of Manpower (Singapore) from 1981 to 1983 and the Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts from 1978 to 1981 before he resigned to participate in the 1993 Singaporean presidential election. (Wikipedia)
