Singaporean presidential election, 1999
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The Singaporean presidential election of 1999 was held to elect the next President of Singapore after the end of president Ong Teng Cheong's term on 31 August. The Writ of Election declared 18 August to be Nomination Day, and 28 August would have been declared Polling Day if more than one candidate were to stand nominated on Nomination Day.
The Presidential Elections Committee declared S. R. Nathan (formerly known as Sellapan Ramanathan), a IDSS ambassador-at-large, to be the only eligible presidential candidate to be issued a Certificate of Eligibility. Nathan was successfully nominated on 18 August and was inaugurated as the sixth President of Singapore on 1 September 1999.
Candidates
Eligible
| Candidates |
Background |
Outcome |
| S. R. Nathan | Seconded to the National Trades Union Congress, and then worked in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Home Affairs. He was the Ambassador-at-large of Institute for Defence and Strategic Studies. |
Application for the Certificate of Eligibility Accepted. |
