Ong Teng Cheong

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Ong Teng Cheong (22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean architect and politician who served as the fifth president of Singapore from 1993 and 1999. Born when Singapore was part of the Straits Settlements, Ong was educated at the University of Adelaide, where he studied architecture. He later received a Colombo Plan scholarship and earned a master's degree in urban planning from the University of Liverpool. In 1967, Ong joined the Ministry of National Development (MND) as a town planner. After four years in the civil service, he resigned in 1971 and established his own architectural firm, Ong & Ong Architects & Town Planners, with his wife Ling Siew May who was also an architect. Ong became involved in politics in the early 1970s, joining the People's Action Party (PAP). He was elected as an MP for the Kim Keat Constituency in the 1972 general election and served until 1991, after which he represented the Kim Keat division of the Toa Payoh Group Representation Constituency...

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