Singapore's Elected President: An Office that is Still Evolving

Author

Jack Tsen-Ta LEE, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Blog Post

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

7-2016

Abstract

Constitutional changes effected to Singapore's Constitution in 1991 transformed the office of President from a purely ceremonial one chosen by the Parliament, to one directly elected by the people exercising certain discretionary powers. Among other things, the President may now veto attempts by the Government to deplete the nation's past financial reserves, and to effect unsuitable appointments to or dismissals of key public officers. Now, the Government is proposing to tweak the system further.

Keywords

Constitution of Singapore, Elected President of Singapore

Discipline

Asian Studies | Constitutional Law | Leadership Studies | Political Science

Publication

Presidential Power

Citation

LEE, Jack Tsen-Ta. Singapore's Elected President: An Office that is Still Evolving. (2016). Presidential Power.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1729

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Jack Tsen-Ta Lee

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.

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