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The Singaporean presidential election of 2005 was held to elect the President of Singapore. The incumbent S. R. Nathan's first term was to end on 31 August 2005. The Writ of Election declared 17 August to be Nomination Day, and 27 August would have been declared Polling Day if more than one candidate were to stand nominated on Nomination Day. After considering the candidates' applications, the Presidential Elections Committee issued a Certificate of Eligibility to Nathan, but declined to do so for the other candidates. On Nomination Day, Nathan was the only candidate to stand nominated. He was re-elected, and was sworn-in for his second term of office on 1 September 2005. ==Candidates== 21 application forms for the Certificate of Eligibility required to contest were collected, and forms were submitted by four candidates. The applications were reviewed by the Presidential Elections Committee, which consisted of: * Andrew Chew Guan Khuan, Chairman of the Public Service Commission * Lim Siong Guan, Chairman of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority * H R Hochstadt, a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights. The Returning Officer was Tan Boon Huat, the Chief Executive Director of the People's Association. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Singaporean presidential election, 2005」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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