Ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore. Aug 24, 2017 and now, the ong teng cheong peak may have a companion. Featured images adapted from the national archives of singapore and nas. Ong teng koon was visibly emotional when talking about what his team had done for residents in his grc. Ong teng koon speaks at paps rally at woodlands stadium, sep 9. Even in death, mr ong requested for his ashes to be placed at mandai columbarium, where the ashes of ordinary citizens are kept, which perfectly encapsulated just how humble he was. With the new enactments in 1992, outgoing president wee became first to be bestowed with the new powers. Straits times takes credit away from ong teng cheong to. Mr ong teng koon mp for marsilingyew tee grc vicechairman of marsilingyew tee town council meetthepeople session datetime.
Feb 07, 2017 ong teng cheong is the first elected president of singapore. Cheong is a colombo plan scholar with a first class degree in architecture at newcastle university in 1981. Ong teng cheong was born in singapore on january 22, 1936. As such, it is clear that temasek holdings was set up with companies built with our cpf and where more companies built with our cpf were transferred later on to temasek as well. Government records hail ong teng cheong as singapores first. Ong teng cheong defeated but unbowed the independent. Ong teng cheongs son fined for beating red light and. The president shall be elected by the citizens of singapore in accordance with any law made by the legislature. Mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy.
Ong teng cheong 19362002 was singapores first elected president. By augustine low saturday 8 february 2014 marks the 12th anniversary of the passing of president ong teng cheong. Expresident ong teng cheongs second son follows parents footsteps, becomes architectural juggernaut. But for twenty years before that, the chineseeducated, foreigntrained architect was a stalwart of the nations. Read our story on why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president. Ong teng cheong will go down in history as singapores first elected president. Chief corporate officer chairman, sp engineering council.
On aug 22 last year, the late presidents two sons tze boon and tze guan, along with mr lim kim boon and mr leow kah shin, scaled an. This 4,743m peak is the highest in the vicinity, and we named it ong teng cheong peak, in honor of our late president ong. Ong teng cheong books list of books by ong teng cheong. Ong teng cheong, in the early 1970s, lee kuan yew asked me for an interview to get me involved to stand for election. Wee koon neo mrs ong hong guan, wee peck lian mrs lim seng kiang, wee swee choo mrs.
Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci home. I decided to write about the role of the elected president and relate it to the context of. It was the climax of ong s 21year career as a member of parliament mp, cabinet minister, party chairman, and trade union chief. The late mr ong teng cheong will always be fondly remembered as the fifth president of singapore who held office from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999. This book tells the story of singapores first experience of defendin. Teng ong historical records and family trees myheritage. Why is ong teng cheong one of my favourite politicians. The late mr ong teng cheong is a man, a politician, and above all else, a singaporean, whom i have tremendous respect for. And second, here was what then prime minister goh chok tong in 2002 said in his condolence letter to mr ongs family. Quotes by mr ong teng cheong having a good government is better than having a good president to check on a bad government. Click for info on tel number, address, outlets and operating hrs.
In 1982, then labour and communications minister ong teng cheong also revealed that these companies were built using the cpf of singaporeans. That is pretty unequivocal from the curators of our history. Feb 12, 20 on 8 february 20, some singaporeans quietly marked the eleventh anniversary of the passing of the late ong teng cheong, the first elected president of singapore. Singapore news today netizen defends mp ong teng koon. This book tells how a seriousminded young man became one of singapores m. The resident gave an example of the mps exemplary attitude in solving her complaint within 12 days and was certain he will do the same if the complainant bothered to drop him an email. Request to remove ong fencing contractor co in singapore the green book.
On aug 22 last year, the late presidents two sons tze boon and tze guan, along with mr lim kim boon and mr. He was also the nations fifth president, holding office between 1993 and 1999. On cheong jewellery crafted by time, cherished for generations. I decided to write about the role of the elected president and relate it to the context of todays singapore, in the aftermath of the white paper yes, im. And now, the ong teng cheong peak may have a companion. He was the nations fifth president, and served a sixyear term from 1 september 1993 to 31 august 1999. The front page news however carried several glaring errors and whats worst, these errors took credit away from another former president of singapore, mr ong teng cheong. We dubbed the route wilfreds ridge russian 3afrench pd. Expresident ong teng cheongs second son follows parents.
As the first elected president, teng cheong had to work the twokey system mr goh is, of course, correct and right in recognising mr ong and affirming the fact that mr ong was indeed singapores first elected president. Teng cheong ong was born on month day 1936, at birth place, to keng wee ong. Ong tze boon admitted that he broke traffic rules, and didnt take due care in ensuring the safety of other road users. On 8 february 20, some singaporeans quietly marked the eleventh anniversary of the passing of the late ong teng cheong, the first elected president of singapore. May 28, 2017 mr ong teng cheong might have passed away more than 15 years ago, but singapores first elected president left a lasting legacy. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute yellow pages. Ong teng cheong defeated but unbowed the independent news. Ltd, wee sin ann, wee sin oon, wee sin poh and one adopted son, goh cheng san manager of united chinese bank limited, 4 daughters. A woodgrove resident defended mp ong teng koon against a complaint that he did not visit the estate as promised. Lee kuan yew wanted to make ong teng cheong a minister so quickly despite ong having very little experience in politics. Singapores fifth president, ong teng cheong born 1936 took office in 1993.
Closed from 7 april to 1 june 2020 till further notice. As the first elected president, teng cheong had to work the twokey system so, there you. Established since 1965, ong teng chong building contractor is registered with the building and construction authority of singapore bca. Currently, our businesses are largely based in singapore, focusing on industrial and commercial construction projects. Ong teng cheong might have passed away more than a decade ago, but hes still fondly being remembered as the peoples president. This is a call for the government of singapore, led by prime minister lee hsien loong, to not disregard and disrespect mr ong teng cheong as our nations first elected president. Mar 06, 2016 expresident ong teng cheongs second son follows parents footsteps, becomes architectural juggernaut. I stood in 1972 and i won and became a pap backbencher. He had contributed significantly to the progress of singapore, having served as a memberofparliament, cabinet minister holding the portfolios of communications, culture and labour, deputy prime minister and as the first. Temasek 4,374m, singapura i 4,589m4,550m, ong teng. Expresident ong teng cheong s second son follows parents footsteps, becomes architectural juggernaut. And its been some 20 years since president ong first faced off with the. Aug 21, 2015 ong teng koon was visibly emotional when talking about what his team had done for residents in his grc. Mp ong teng koon teared up today aug 21 as he reflected on the words of dpm tharman shanmugaratnam from a press conference yesterday about serving the people without the cameras on.
Recognise ong teng cheong as spores first elected president. May 29, 2017 even in death, mr ong requested for his ashes to be placed at mandai columbarium, where the ashes of ordinary citizens are kept, which perfectly encapsulated just how humble he was. Why ong teng cheong will always be our favourite president. In his condolence letter to mr ongs family when mr ong passed away in 2002, mr goh wrote. Ong teng cheong was the fifth president of the republic of singapore and the first to be popularly elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. Singaporeans are fortunate to have a clean and able government for the last 35 years 30 august 1999, making his farewell speech.
Former deputy prime minister and pap chairman ong teng cheong pitted against former accountantgeneral and bank president chua kim yeow, a candidate with no prior partisan credentials. He was singapores fifth president, and the first to be elected by the people in the 1993 presidential election. Aug 24, 2016 the front page news however carried several glaring errors and whats worst, these errors took credit away from another former president of singapore, mr ong teng cheong. An architect by training, ong served as a peoples action party pap member of parliament mp for over two decades, and held at various times the communications, culture and labour. Ong teng koon facebook page published by and at the direction of ong teng koon. Singapore news today netizen defends mp ong teng koon, says. Ong teng cheong labour leadership institute otci no. In his political career that spanned over 25 years, ong teng cheong had also served as a member of parliament mp, minister for communications, minister for labour and deputy prime minister. Chee soon juan speaks at sdp rally at woodlands stadium. Why is ong teng cheong not recognised as singapores first. Dr tan cheng bock says ong teng cheong is singapores first elected president the government says that honour should got to dr wee kim wee and that difference in counting is accounting for the difference in whether presidential election 2017 is a reserved election or not, after the government amended the constitution last year to make pe2017 a race for malay candidates. Mar 09, 2016 singapores fifth president, ong teng cheong. Ong was the patron of the 1st singapore everest expedition in 1998, and his support for this mountaineering quest was invaluable.