The Singaporean presidential election of 1999 was held to elect the next President of Singapore with S.R. Nathan as the winning candidate due to an uncontested election.
The Presidential Elections Committee declared S. R. Nathan (formerly known as Sellapan Ramanathan) 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.
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.
A member of the People's Liberal Democratic Party. He submitted eligibility forms to the Elections Department to issue a certificate of eligibility but was declared ineligible.
Application for the Certificate of Eligibility rejected.
Tan Soo Phuan
The Secretary-General of the Democratic Progressive Party. He submitted eligibility forms to the Elections Department to issue a certificate of eligibility but was declared ineligible.
