Yeoh Ghim Seng

Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

22 June 1918 Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia

3 June 1993(1993-06-03) (74) Singapore

27 January 1970 – 17 August 1988

In this Chinese name, the family name is Yeoh. Yeoh Ghim Seng BBM JP (simplified Chinese: 杨锦成 ; traditional Chinese: 楊錦成 ; pinyin: Yáng Jǐnchéng ; 22 June 1918 – 3 June 1993) was Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 1970 to 1989. He is said to be 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.