Should a politican become President (in Singapore)?

• PoRen

  7 May 05, 16:43

  We have seen past presidents who are former politicans having problems with the government:
  a. Devan Nair vs LKY
  b. Ong Teng Cheong vs Goh Chok Tong
  
  Should future presidents be a politican?
• kaka_22

  8 May 05, 01:39

  in my own words.....NO!!!
• PoRen

  8 May 05, 03:07

  Originally posted by kaka_22:

  in my own words.....NO!!!

  I think the non-politican Presidents have all done very well:
  Yusoff Ishak, Sheares, Wee Kim Wee and S R Nathan.
  
  
• iveco

  8 May 05, 12:59

  How about Chiam See Tong as future president? OTC and Devan were ex-PAP men, so they are still government mouthpieces to some extent.
• PoRen

  8 May 05, 14:14

  Originally posted by iveco:

  How about Chiam See Tong as future president? OTC and Devan were ex-PAP men, so they are still government mouthpieces to some extent.

  Leave all politicans out. They won't get used to being without power.