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13th Parliament Of Singapore
The 13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 15 January 2016 and was dissolved on 23 June 2020. The membership was set by the 2015 Singapore General Election on 11 September 2015, and changed twice throughout the term; one was the resignation of Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency MP David Ong in 2016, and the resignation of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency MP and Speaker Halimah Yacob in 2017. The 13th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 1 October 2015. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Workers' Party, Pritam Singh. Tan Chuan-Jin, of the People's Action Party, is the Speaker of Parliament as of 11 September 2017. He succeeds Yacob, who resigned as Speaker to contest in the Presidential Elections 2017. Yacob was previously elected as the 9th Speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halimah Yacob
Halimah binte Yacob (born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who held the office of the eighth president of Singapore from 2017 to 2023, making her the first woman to serve in this role. A former member of Singapore's long-dominant People's Action Party (PAP), Halimah served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Bukit Batok East division of the Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2001 to 2015 and then for the Marsiling division of the Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC from 2015 to 2017. She became Singapore's first female speaker of parliament, a position she held from 2013 to 2017. Following a constitutional amendment in 2016, the 2017 presidential election was reserved for candidates from the Malay community. To qualify, Halimah resigned from the People's Action Party (PAP) and her position as Member of Parliament (MP), with her Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC division covered by other members. She ran as an independent candidate, as required fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
12th Parliament Of Singapore
The 12th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 10 October 2011 and was prorogued on 25 August 2015. The membership was set by the 2011 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2011 and changed three times due to expulsion of Hougang Single Member Constituency MP in 2012 and resignation of Punggol East Single Member Constituency MP and Speaker of Parliament over extra-marital affairs in 2013, as well as the death of Lee Kuan Yew, former Prime Minister of Singapore and MP of Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency. The 12th Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2011. The Opposition was led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Khiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the People's Action Party. She was elected as the 9th Speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmond Lee (Singaporean Politician)
Desmond Lee Ti-Seng ( zh, s=李智陞, p=Lǐ Zhìshēng; born 15 July 1976) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Ministry of Education (Singapore), Minister for Education since 2025 and Ministry of Social and Family Development, Minister-in-charge of Social Services Integration since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Boon Lay-West Coast division of West Coast–Jurong West Group Representation Constituency, West Coast–Jurong West GRC since 2025, and previously the Boon Lay division of West Coast Group Representation Constituency, West Coast GRC from 2020 to 2025, and the Jurong Spring division of Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) from 2011 to 2020. A lawyer by profession, Lee had worked at various public-sector institutions, including the Supreme Court of Singapore, Supreme Court, Attorney-General of Singapore, Attorney-General's C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Fu
Grace Fu Hai Yien ( zh, s=傅海燕, p=Fù Hǎiyàn; born 29 March 1964) is a Singaporean accountant and politician who has been serving as Minister for Sustainability and the Environment since 2020, and Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations since 2024. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), she had, as part of a PAP team, represented Jurong Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2006 and 2011, Yuhua Single Member Constituency (SMC) between 2011 and 2025 and now, as part of a PAP team, represent Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC since 2025. An accountant by profession, Fu had worked at Overseas Union Bank, Haw Par Group, and PSA Corporation before entering politics. She made her political debut in the 2006 general election as part of the five-member PAP team contesting in Jurong GRC and won. She then contested in Yuhua SMC since the 2011 general election. Following the redrawing of electoral boundaries in the 2025 general election, Yuhua SMC was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The House (Singapore)
The leader of the House is a position responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament of Singapore The Parliament of Singapore is the unicameralism, unicameral legislature of the Singapore, Republic of Singapore, which governs the country alongside the President of Singapore. Largely based upon the Westminster system, the Parliament is made .... The leader of the House initiate motions concerning the business of the House during parliamentary sittings, such as actions to be taken on procedural matters and extending sitting times. The incumbent leader of the House is Tanjong Pagar GRC MP, Indranee Rajah, while Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP, Zaqy Mohamad serving as the deputy leader of the House. List of leaders of the House List of deputy leaders of the House References {{reflist Government of Singapore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (Singapore)
The leader of the opposition, of Singapore is a position in the Parliament of Singapore referring to a politician who leads the largest opposition party in the country, typically the leader of a party that possesses the most seats in Parliament that is not the governing party or part of a governing coalition. Although the position has ''de facto'' existed since 1955, it was formally established in 2020, with Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician), Pritam Singh of the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP) serving since 24 August 2020. History The leader of the opposition was formerly an unofficial ''de facto'' position in the Parliament of Singapore, as the constitution and standing orders of Parliament did not provide for such a position. The formal office was established in the aftermath of the 2020 Singaporean general election, 2020 general election, which saw the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party winning ten seats in Parliament. Prime Minister Lee Hsie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Biow Chuan
Lim Biow Chuan ( zh, s=林谋泉, p=Lín Móuquán; born 22 May 1963) is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician who served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2016 and 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Mountbatten Single Member Constituency (SMC) from 2011 to 2025, having previously represented the Mountbatten division of Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC) between 2006 and 2011. Lim was appointed as Marine Parade Town Council (MPTC) Chairman since 2015. Education Lim studied at Victoria School and Temasek Junior College before he went on to the National University of Singapore's Faculty of Law, where he completed a Bachelor of Laws. When he was in university, he was a classmate of Sylvia Lim, who later became a MP for the opposition Workers' Party (WP). Career Lim served as the president of the Consumers Association of Singapore (CASE) from 2012 to 2021, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leon Perera
Leon Anil Perera (born 28 September 1970) is a Singaporean activist and politician. He was previously a Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2015 and 2020. Perera was the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Serangoon division of Aljunied Group Representation Constituency, Aljunied GRC between 2020 and 2023. In July 2023, a video surfaced that allegedly showed Perera holding hands intimately with fellow WP member Nicole Seah. On 19 July, WP secretary-general Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician), Pritam Singh revealed that Perera and Nicole Seah began an affair some time after the 2020 general elections, which had ended before the video surfaced. On 19 July 2023, WP secretary-general Pritam Singh (Singaporean politician), Pritam Singh announced that Perera had resigned from the Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP) and as 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP). Singh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Tan
Dennis Tan Lip Fong ( zh, s=陈立峰, p=Chén Lìfēng; born 31 August 1970) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (Singapore), Workers' Party (WP), Tan has been the 14th Parliament of Singapore, Member of Parliament (MP) representing Hougang Single Member Constituency (SMC) since 2020. Tan was previously the Non-constituency Member of Parliament, Non-Constituency Member of Parliament between 2015 and 2020 of the 13th Parliament of Singapore. Education Tan was educated at Nanyang Primary School, Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College before he went on to study law at the University of Nottingham. After graduating with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 1994, Tan attended the Bar Professional Training Course in London and became a barrister-at-law at the Middle Temple. Later, he completed a Master of Laws in maritime law at the University of Southampton in 2005. Political career Tan started as a volunteer with the Workers' Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Li Lian
Lee Li Lian (; born 19 July 1978) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015. Lee made her political debut in the 2011 general election where she contested in Punggol East SMC but lost. She later served as the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015 after winning the 2013 by-election but lost her seat to Charles Chong in the 2015 general election by a narrow margin. Although she did not contest for prior to the 2020 general election and 2025 general election, she still remains active in politics. Lee was elected to the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) as Deputy Head of Media Team since 2024. Career Outside politics, Lee worked as a Business Development Executive at Clapper (S) Pte Ltd (2000–2003), a Financial Consultant for American International Assurance (2003–2005), a Broker with CIMB-GK Securities (2005� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean politician who ruled as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. He is widely recognised as the List of national founders, founding father of the modern Singaporean state. His leadership, often categorised by academics as being Benevolent dictatorship, dictatorial but benevolent, helped transform History of the Republic of Singapore, post-independence Singapore into a highly developed country during his tenure. In 1954, Lee co-founded the People's Action Party (PAP), which won significant support among the working class and trade unions. He secured a seat in the Tanjong Pagar SMC, Tanjong Pagar division during the 1955 Singaporean general election, 1955 general election, becoming the ''de facto'' Leader of the Opposition (Singapore), leader of the opposition. In 1959, Lee led to the 1959 Singaporean general election, PAP's fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
