Yeoh Ghim Seng | |
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| 杨锦成 | |
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| 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 |
| President of Singapore | |
Acting | |
| In office 31 March 1985 – 2 September 1985 | |
| In office 12 May 1981 – 23 October 1981 | |
| In office 23 November 1970 – 2 January 1971 | |
| Member of Parliament for Joo Chiat SMC | |
| In office 2 November 1966 – 17 August 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Fong Kim Heng |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 June 1918 Ipoh, Perak, British Malaya |
| Died | 3 June 1993 (aged 74) Singapore |
| Cause of death | Lung cancer |
| Resting place | Mount Vernon Crematorium |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Profession | Surgeon |
Yeoh Ghim Seng BBM JP (Chinese: 杨锦成; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Iôⁿ Gím-sêng; pinyin: Yáng Jǐnchéng) 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.[1][2] Yeoh served briefly as the acting president of Singapore between the death of Yusof Ishak on 23 November 1970[3] and the inauguration of President Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971.
- ^ "List of former Speakers of the Singapore Parliament". Archived from the original on 8 August 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
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- ^ "Former Speaker Yeoh Ghim Seng dies at 74". Business Times. 4 June 1993. p. 2.
- ^ "House to elect a new Head of State". The Straits Times. 24 November 1970. p. 1 – via NewspaperSG.