Yeoh Ghim Seng
Yeoh Ghim Seng | |
|---|---|
| 杨锦成 | |
| 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; 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.