The leader of the House is a position responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament of Singapore.[1] 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.[1]
| Leader of the House | |
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| Parliament of Singapore | |
| Style |
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| Nominator | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Formation | 5 June 1959 |
| First holder | Toh Chin Chye |
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
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012) |
5 June 1959 |
15 April 1968 |
PAP | 2nd LA | ||
| 3rd LA | ||||||
| 1st | ||||||
| Edmund W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) |
16 April 1968 |
1 January 1985 |
PAP | 2nd | ||
| 3rd | ||||||
| 4th | ||||||
| 5th | ||||||
| S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937) |
2 January 1985 |
24 February 1987 |
PAP | 6th | ||
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Wong Kan Seng MP for Kuo Chuan (until 1988) MP for Toa Payoh GRC (1988–1991) MP for Thomson GRC (1991–1997) MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (from 1997) (born 1946) |
25 February 1987 |
31 March 2007 |
PAP | ||
| 7th | ||||||
| 8th | ||||||
| 9th | ||||||
| 10th | ||||||
| 11th | ||||||
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Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
1 April 2007 |
30 May 2011 |
PAP | ||
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Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
31 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | 12th | |
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Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964) |
1 October 2015 |
23 August 2020 |
PAP | 13th | |
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Indranee Rajah MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1963) |
24 August 2020 |
Incumbent | PAP | 14th | |
List of deputy leaders of the House
edit| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
1 April 2002 |
31 March 2007 |
PAP | 10th | |
| 11th | ||||||
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Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
1 April 2007 |
30 May 2011 |
PAP | ||
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Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961) |
31 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | 12th | |
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Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976) |
1 October 2015 |
23 August 2020 |
PAP | 13th | |
| Zaqy Mohamad MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (born 1974) |
24 August 2020 |
Incumbent | PAP | 14th | ||
References
edit- ^ a b "LEADER OF THE HOUSE". Parliament of Singapore.