Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of Singapore since 2023
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October 2024 | The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which Tharman co-chairs, released its final report. |
October 2024 | The Global Commission on the Economics of Water, which Tharman co-chairs, released its final report. |
July 2024 | Tharman became co-chair of the High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, established by the World Bank Group. |
July 2024 | Tharman became co-chair of the High-Level Advisory Council on Jobs, established by the World Bank Group. |
June 2024 | Tharman made state visits to Italy and Estonia. |
June 2024 | Tharman made state visits to Italy and Estonia. |
May 15 2024 | Tharman appointed Lawrence Wong as the 4th prime minister of Singapore after Lee Hsien Loong resigned. |
May 15 2024 | Tharman appointed Lawrence Wong as the 4th prime minister of Singapore after Lee Hsien Loong resigned. |
January 24 2024 | Tharman made his first state visit to Brunei as president. |
January 24 2024 | Tharman made his first state visit to Brunei as president. |
2023 | Tharman was reappointed to co-chair the Advisory Board of the Human Development Report alongside Joseph Stiglitz for the term 2023/24. |
2023 | Tharman was reappointed to co-chair the Advisory Board of the Human Development Report alongside Joseph Stiglitz for the term 2023/24. |
September 14 2023 | Tharman was sworn in as the ninth president of Singapore at a ceremony held at the Istana. |
September 14 2023 | Tharman was sworn in as the ninth president of Singapore at a ceremony held at the Istana. |
September 2 2023 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam was announced as the winner of the 2023 presidential election, receiving 70.41% of the vote, marking a landslide victory and making history as the first presidential candidate not of Chinese descent to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. |
September 2 2023 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam was announced as the winner of the 2023 presidential election, receiving 70.41% of the vote, marking a landslide victory and making history as the first presidential candidate not of Chinese descent to win in a contested presidential election in Singapore. |
August 18 2023 | The Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) issued Tharman the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for the presidential election. |
August 18 2023 | The Presidential Elections Committee (PEC) issued Tharman the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) for the presidential election. |
August 7 2023 | Tharman submitted his application for the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to the Elections Department. |
August 7 2023 | Tharman submitted his application for the Certificate of Eligibility (COE) to the Elections Department. |
July 26 2023 | Tharman launched his presidential campaign with the slogan 'Respect for All'. |
July 26 2023 | Tharman launched his presidential campaign with the slogan 'Respect for All'. |
July 8 2023 | Tharman was succeeded by Lawrence Wong as Chairman of the Investment Strategies Committee (ISC) and in his roles at the International Advisory Council of the Economic Development Board (EDB). |
July 8 2023 | Tharman was succeeded by Lawrence Wong as Chairman of the Investment Strategies Committee (ISC) and in his roles at the International Advisory Council of the Economic Development Board (EDB). |
July 7 2023 | Tharman resigned from all his positions in the government and as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP) to stand in the presidential election. |
July 7 2023 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam was succeeded by Lawrence Wong as Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Deputy Chairman of GIC. |
July 7 2023 | Tharman resigned from all his positions in the government and as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP) to stand in the presidential election. |
July 7 2023 | Tharman Shanmugaratnam was succeeded by Lawrence Wong as Chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Deputy Chairman of GIC. |
June 8 2023 | Tharman announced his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election and disclosed his scheduled resignation from all government positions and as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP) on 7 July 2023. |
June 8 2023 | Tharman announced his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election and disclosed his scheduled resignation from all government positions and as a member of the People's Action Party (PAP) on 7 July 2023. |
March 2023 | Tharman co-chaired the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, whose initial recommendations shaped the outcomes of the UN Water Conference. |
March 2023 | Tharman co-chaired the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, whose initial recommendations shaped the outcomes of the UN Water Conference. |
2022 | Tharman served as Co-Chairman of the High-Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission, which he contributed to until 2022. |
2022 | Tharman served as Co-Chairman of the High-Level Russia-Singapore Inter-Governmental Commission, which he contributed to until 2022. |
March 2022 | Tharman was appointed as a member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism. |
March 2022 | Tharman was appointed as a member of the United Nations Secretary-General's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism. |
January 2021 | Tharman was appointed by the G20 to co-chair the G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, alongside Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Lawrence Summers. |
January 2021 | Tharman was appointed by the G20 to co-chair the G20 High Level Independent Panel (HLIP) on Financing the Global Commons for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, alongside Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Lawrence Summers. |
2020 | Tharman was re-elected to Parliament in the 2020 general elections. |
2020 | Tharman was re-elected to Parliament in the 2020 general elections. |
2019 | Tharman was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum (WEF). |
2019 | Tharman was appointed Deputy Chairman of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, a role he held until 7 July 2023. |
2019 | Tharman was appointed as a member of the Board of Trustees of the World Economic Forum (WEF). |
2019 | Tharman was appointed Deputy Chairman of GIC, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, a role he held until 7 July 2023. |
October 2019 | Tharman received the Institute of International Finance's inaugural Distinguished Leadership and Service Award. |
October 2019 | Tharman received the Institute of International Finance's inaugural Distinguished Leadership and Service Award. |
June 2019 | Tharman was conferred the Freedom of the City of London award for his contributions to global finance governance. |
June 2019 | Tharman was conferred the Freedom of the City of London award for his contributions to global finance governance. |
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