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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] |
Coat Of Arms Of Singapore
The coat of arms of Singapore is the Coat of arms, heraldic symbol representing the Sovereign state, sovereign island country and city-state of Singapore located in maritime Southeast Asia. It was adopted in 1959, the year Singapore attained Self-governance of Singapore, self-governance from the British Empire, and remains in use after its independence in 1965. The committee that created it, headed by Toh Chin Chye, who was also responsible for the Flag of Singapore, national flag and the Majulah Singapura, national anthem of Singapore. At the centre of the emblem is a red shield bearing a white crescent, a new moon—representing a "young nation on the ascendant", and five white stars—representing democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality, supported by a Asiatic lion, lion and a Malayan tiger, tiger—representing Singapore's namesake and the country's historical ties to the Malay Peninsula; below them is a blue ribbon inscribed with ''Majulah Singapura'' in gold, Malay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament House, Singapore
The Parliament House is a public building and a cultural landmark in Singapore. It houses the Parliament of Singapore, and is located in the Civic District of the Downtown Core within the Central Area, Singapore, Central Area. Within its vicinity is Raffles Place, which lies across from the Parliament House from the Singapore River, and the Supreme Court, Singapore, Supreme Court's building across the road. The building was designed to represent a contemporary architectural expression of Sovereign state, stateliness and authority. The prism (geometry), prism-shaped top, designed by President Ong Teng Cheong, was similarly a modernist take on the traditional dome. Planning and construction The space constraints faced by the Old Parliament House, Singapore, Old Parliament House were felt since the early 1980s, when the Lists of members of parliament in Singapore, members of parliament grew from 51 in 1963 to 75 in 1983, a point made by then Leader of the House (Singapore), Leader ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurong Single Member Constituency
Jurong Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the western area in Singapore mainly in Jurong and Tuas area. It had existed since the 1959 general elections by carving a portion from Bukit Timah Constituency. In 1976, part of the constituency was carved out to form Boon Lay Constituency. In 1997, the constituency was absorbed into Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1990s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1970s Elections in 1960s Elections in 1950s Note: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Ahman bin Haji Subri as an independent candidate. See also *Jurong GRC The Jurong Group Representation Constituency was a five-member Group Represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chia Thye Poh
Chia Thye Poh (born 4 April 1941) is a Singaporean former politician. A former member of the Barisan Sosialis, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Jurong SMC between 1963 and 1966. He was the 4th Leader of the Opposition in 1966. A leftist populist, Chia is most notable for being detained between 1966 and 1989 under the Internal Security Act for allegedly conducting pro-communist activities against the government, with the intention of causing a communist revolution. As a result, he was imprisoned for 23 years without trial and subsequently placed under conditions of house arrest, also without trial, for another nine years—in which he was first confined to the island of Sentosa and then subject to restrictions on his place of abode, employment, travel, and exercise of political rights. All restrictions were eventually lifted in 1998. Prior to his detention, he was a teacher, physics lecturer, socialist political activist and a Member of Parliament. Subsequent t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency
Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1997, when it was merged with Leng Kee division of the Tanjong Pagar GRC The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central Region, Singapore, Central and West Region, Singapore, Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Telok Bl .... Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1950s Elections in 1960s Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1990s References Singaporean electoral divisions Bukit Merah Long stubs with short prose {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairnhill Single Member Constituency
Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a former single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988 as Cairnhill Constituency and was renamed as Cairnhill Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in 1991. Lim Kim San was the elected Member of Parliament from 1959 to 1980 and then Wong Kwei Cheong from 1980 to 1991. History The constituency was formed during the 1955 Singaporean general election, encompassing Balestier, Rochore and Tanglin wards. During the 1959 Singaporean general election, part of the constituency was split to form River Valley Constituency. In 1988, the constituency was renamed Cairnhill Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms and also absorbed River Valley Constituency back. In 1991, the constituency was abolished and merged into Kampong Glam GRC. Member of Parliament Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Yew Hock
Lim Yew Hock ( zh, c=林有福, p=Lín Yǒufú; 15 October 1914 – 30 November 1984) was a Singaporean-born Malaysian politician and diplomat who served as Chief Minister of Singapore from 1956 to 1959. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cairnhill between 1959 and 1963, and had earlier served as a member of the Legislative Council of Singapore and later the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1948 to 1959. Between 1959 and 1963, Lim was the de facto Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly. Following Singapore's separation from Malaysia in 1965, Lim became less involved in Singaporean politics and moved to Malaya. Educated at Raffles Institution, Lim began his career as a clerk before entering politics after World War II. He joined the Progressive Party in 1947. In 1949, alongside David Marshall, he co-founded the Labour Front (LF). The implementation of the Rendel Constitution in 1955, spurred by growing demands for self-governance, led to the first Legislativ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lim Yew Hock, 1951 (cropped)
Lim or LIM may refer to: Name * Lim (Korean surname), a common Korean surname * Lim (Chinese surname), Hokkien, Hakka, Teochew and Hainanese spelling of the Chinese family name "Lin" * Christina Lim, Australian electrical engineer * Lim Kimya (1951/1952–2025), Cambodian and French politician * Liza Lim (born 1966), Australian classical composer * Poon Lim (1918–1991), formerly missing person at sea Abbreviations * Lanes in metres, a unit of measure for vehicle ferries * LIM College (Laboratory Institute of Merchandising), New York City, US * Linear induction motor * Logical Information Machines, Chicago, US software company * LIM domain, a protein-protein interaction domain * Lotus-Intel-Microsoft, the alliance responsible for the Expanded Memory Specification (EMS) Places * IATA airport code for Jorge Chávez International Airport, Lima, Peru * Lim (Croatia), a bay and a valley * Lim (river), in Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia * River Lim, Dorset, En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency
Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1955 and was abolished in 1991. It was one of the longest-surviving constituencies since the pre-independence era, and has been a People's Action Party stronghold. Throughout its history, the seat was only held by the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, who held the longest political term in Parliament from 1955 to 2015. History In 1955, the Tanjong Pagar constituency was formed. It took over Sepoy Lines in 1976 and Anson in 1988. After Lee Kuan Yew had passed the premiership to Goh Chok Tong in 1990, the constituency was even merged into Tanjong Pagar GRC The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central Region, Singapore, Central and West Region, Singapore, Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Telok Bl ..., and the legacy of the "Tanjong Pag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore People's Party
The Singapore People's Party (abbreviation: SPP) is a political party in Singapore. SPP was founded in 1994 by Sin Kek Tong who left the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) with various SDP members after internal conflicts in SDP. The leadership was held by Sin until Chiam See Tong left SDP in December 1996 and Chiam assumed leadership. History 1994 - 2000 : Formation SPP was founded on 21 November 1994 by Sin Kek Tong, who led a pro- Chiam See Tong faction out of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP). Over two years, Sin stood as the pro-tem leader until Chiam joined the party and assumed leadership in December 1996, at the time the Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 1997 general election. Chiam then became the party's first Member of Parliament (MP) when he won the constituency of Potong Pasir at the election, where he also did under the SDP banner. 2001 - 2008 : As part of Singapore Democratic Alliance In 2001, the SPP became a founding member of the Singapore Democ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Democratic Party
The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a social liberal political party in Singapore. Founded in 1980 by Chiam See Tong, the party gained its first seat in 6th Parliament of Singapore, Parliament in 1984 Singaporean general election, 1984 when Chiam was elected the MP for Potong Pasir Single Member Constituency, Potong Pasir. In the 1991 Singaporean general election, 1991 general election, the SDP achieved its peak electoral success, securing three parliamentary seats with Ling How Doong and Cheo Chai Chen winning in Bukit Gombak Single Member Constituency, Bukit Gombak and Nee Soon Central Single Member Constituency, Nee Soon respectively. However, internal conflicts emerged in 1993, leading to Chiam's departure from the party in 1996 to form the Singapore People's Party (SPP). He was succeeded by Chee Soon Juan, who has served as Secretary-General since then. The SDP identifies as a centrism, centrist to centre-left party, drawing on both liberalism, liberal and social democra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
