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On 8 January 2013, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong nominated Halimah to succeed Michael Palmer as Speaker of Parliament following Palmer's resignation after he was revealed to have had an extramarital affair. She was elected Speaker on 14 January 2013, the first woman to hold the post in Singaporean history.
Halimah Yacob; Singapore’s First Female President
On 8 January 2013, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong nominated Halimah to succeed Michael Palmer as Speaker of Parliament following Palmer's resignation after he was revealed to have had an extramarital affair. She was elected Speaker on 14 January 2013, the first woman to hold the post in Singaporean history.