Ong Teng Cheong

Ong Teng Cheong GCMG (Chinese: 王鼎昌; pinyin: Wáng Dǐngchāng; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean politician and architect. He was the fifth President of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. He also was the deputy prime minister.

Ong Teng Cheong GCMG
王鼎昌
5th President of Singapore
In office 1 September 1993 – 31 August 1999
Prime Minister	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Wee Kim Wee
Succeeded by	S. R. Nathan
Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
In office 2 January 1985 – 16 August 1993 Serving with Goh Chok Tong
President	See list Devan Nair Wee Kim Wee
Prime Minister	See list Lee Kuan Yew Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	S. Rajaratnam
Succeeded by	Tony Tan
Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress
In office May 1983 – 1 September 1993
Preceded by	Lim Chee Onn
Succeeded by	Lim Boon Heng
Minister for Labour
In office 5 January 1981 – 9 May 1983
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Ong Pang Boon
Succeeded by	E W Barker
Constituency	Kim Keat SMC
Minister for Communications
In office 1 July 1977 – 9 May 1983
Prime Minister	Lee Kuan Yew
Preceded by	Lim Kim San
Succeeded by	Ong Pang Boon
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Toa Payoh GRC
In office 21 August 1991 – August 1993
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Kim Keat SMC
In office 2 September 1972 – 14 August 1991
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
2nd Chairman of the People's Action Party
In office 5 January 1981 – 16 August 1993
Leader	Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by	Toh Chin Chye
Succeeded by	Tony Tan
Personal details
Born	Ong Teng Cheong (1936-01-22)22 January 1936 Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died	8 February 2002(2002-02-08) (aged 66) Singapore
Cause of death	Lymphoma
Resting place	Mandai Crematorium
Nationality	Singaporean
Political party	Independent (1993–1999)
Other political affiliations	People's Action Party (1972–1993)
Spouse(s)	Ling Siew May ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 1999)​
Children	Ong Tze Boon Ong Tze Gua
Alma mater	University of Liverpool University of Adelaide
Profession	Architect

In this article, the family name is Ong.

Ong has decided not to run for a second term as president in 1999 because of the death of his wife.^[1]

On 8 February 2002, at the age of 66, Ong died in his sleep from lymphoma at a hospital in Singapore.