Yeoh Ghim Seng
Yeoh Ghim Seng | |
|---|---|
| 楊錦成 | |
| President of Singapore | |
| Acting 31 March 1985 – 2 September 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Wee Chong Jin (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Wee Kim Wee |
| Acting 14 May 1981 – 23 October 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Benjamin Sheares |
| Succeeded by | Devan Nair |
| Acting 23 November 1970 – 2 January 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Yusof Ishak |
| Succeeded by | Benjamin Sheares |
| 3rd Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 27 January 1970 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Deputy | Tang See Chim Hwang Soo Jin Tan Soo Khoon |
| Preceded by | Punch Coomaraswamy |
| Succeeded by | Tan Soo Khoon |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 11 July 1968 – 26 January 1970 | |
| Preceded by | Punch Coomaraswamy |
| Succeeded by | Tang See Chim |
| Member of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| In office 2 November 1966 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Fong Kim Heng |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Joo Chiat SMC |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1918 |
| Died | 3 June 1993 (aged 74) |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Mount Vernon Crematorium |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Surgeon |
| Chinese name | |
| Traditional Chinese | 楊錦成 |
| Simplified Chinese | 杨锦成 |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Yáng Jǐnchéng |
| Hokkien POJ | Iôⁿ Gím-sêng |
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Yeoh Ghim Seng (Chinese: 楊錦成; pinyin: Yáng Jǐnchéng; 22 June 1918 – 3 June 1993) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988.
He is one of the longest-serving speakers of any parliament in the world. Yeoh served briefly as the acting president of Singapore between the death of Yusof Ishak on 23 November 1970 and the inauguration of President Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971.