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10th Parliament of Singapore
Singaporean parliamentary meeting
Singaporean parliamentary meeting
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | 10th Parliament of Singapore | |
| image | {{Parliament diagram | |
| background | #F8F9FA | |
| n1 | 81 | p1 = People's Action Party |
| n2 | 2 | p2 = Singapore Democratic Alliance |
| n3 | 1 | p3 = Workers' Party (Singapore) |
| n4 | 9 | c4 = gray |
| caption | Composition of the 9th Parliament of Singapore on 2 July 2002 | |
| body | Parliament of Singapore | |
| meeting_place | Parliament House | |
| election | 3 November 2001 | |
| government | People's Action Party | |
| opposition | Singapore Democratic Alliance | |
| Workers' Party | ||
| term_start | 25 March 2002 | |
| term_end | 20 April 2006 | |
| () | ||
| before | 9th | |
| after | 11th | |
| chamber1 | Parliament of Singapore | |
| membership1 | 93 | |
| control1 | PAP supermajority | |
| chamber1_leader1_type | Speaker | |
| chamber1_leader1 | Abdullah Tarmugi | |
| chamber1_leader2_type | Leader of the House | |
| chamber1_leader2 | Wong Kan Seng | |
| chamber1_leader3_type | Prime Minister | |
| chamber1_leader3 | Goh Chok Tong (until 11 August 2004) | |
| Lee Hsien Loong (from 12 August 2004) | ||
| chamber1_leader4_type | Leader of the Opposition | |
| chamber1_leader4 | Chiam See Tong | |
| session1_start | 25 March 2002 | |
| session1_end | 1 December 2004 | |
| () | ||
| session2_start | 12 January 2005 | |
| session2_end | 20 April 2006 | |
| () | ||
| box_width | 400px |
Workers' Party
() Lee Hsien Loong (from 12 August 2004) () ()
The 10th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 25 March 2002 and was prorogued on the 1 December 2004. The second session begun from 12 January 2005 and was dissolved on 20 April 2006, with the final sitting held on 3 April. The membership was set by the 2001 Singapore General Election on 3 November 2001, and it has been only changed due to Lee Hsien Loong being appointed as the Prime Minister in Singapore in 2004.
The 10th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 3 November 2001, and later led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who assumed power on 12 August 2004. The Opposition is led by the Mr Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Alliance. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is Abdullah bin Tarmugi, of the People's Action Party. He was elected as the Speaker of the House for the 10th Parliament on 25 March 2002.
As of , the 10th Parliament was the second (and latest) Parliament that had no vacant seats arising part-way through the term, with the third Parliament being the first. The 10th Parliament was also the first Parliament with MP-elects born after Singapore's post-independence, namely Penny Low and Chong Weng Chiew.
Officeholders
Speakers
- Speaker**:** Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker:
- Chew Heng Ching (PAP), from 1 April 2002
- Lim Hwee Hua (PAP), from 1 April 2002 until 11 August 2004
- S. Iswaran (PAP), from 1 September 2004
Leaders
- Prime Minister:
- Goh Chok Tong (PAP), until 12 August 2004
- Lee Hsien Loong (PAP), from 12 August 2004
- Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (SDA)
House Leaders
- Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
- Deputy Leader of the House: Mah Bow Tan (PAP), from 1 April 2002
Whips
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Boon Yang
- Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party**:**
- Lim Swee Say
- Inderjit Singh
Composition
| Political party | Members | At election | At dissolution |
|---|---|---|---|
| People's Action Party | 81 | 81 | |
| Singapore Democratic Alliance | 2 | '''2{{Efn | |
| Workers' Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 9 | |
| Vacant seats | 9 | 0 | |
| Total | 93 | 93 | |
| Government majority | 79 | 79 |
Members
| Constituency | Division | Member | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aljunied GRC | Aljunied–Hougang | Yeo Guat Kwang | |
| Aljunied–Kembangan | Ong Seh Hong | People's Action Party | |
| Eunos | Zainul Abidin | People's Action Party | |
| Kembangan–Punggol | George Yeo | People's Action Party | |
| Paya Lebar | Cynthia Phua | People's Action Party | |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Cheng San–Seletar | Balaji Sadasivan | |
| Jalan Kayu | Wee Siew Kim | People's Action Party | |
| Kebun Baru | Inderjit Singh | People's Action Party | |
| Nee Soon South | Tan Boon Wan | People's Action Party | |
| Teck Ghee | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party | |
| Yio Chu Kang | Seng Han Thong | People's Action Party | |
| Ayer Rajah SMC | Tan Cheng Bock | People's Action Party | |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan East | Wong Kan Seng | |
| Bishan North | Zainudin Nordin | People's Action Party | |
| Thomson | Leong Horn Kee | People's Action Party | |
| Toa Payoh Central | Ng Eng Hen | People's Action Party | |
| Toa Payoh East | Davinder Singh | People's Action Party | |
| Bukit Timah SMC | Wang Kai Yuen | People's Action Party | |
| Chua Chu Kang SMC | Low Seow Chay | People's Action Party | |
| East Coast GRC | Bedok | S. Jayakumar | |
| Changi–Simei | Lee Yock Suan | People's Action Party | |
| Fengshan | Raymond Lim | People's Action Party | |
| Kaki Bukit | Chew Heng Ching | People's Action Party | |
| Kampong Chai Chee | Tan Soo Khoon | People's Action Party | |
| Siglap | Abdullah Tarmugi | People's Action Party | |
| Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC | Bukit Panjang | Teo Ho Pin | |
| Buona Vista | Lim Swee Say | People's Action Party | |
| Cashew | David Lim | People's Action Party | |
| Ulu Pandan | Vivian Balakrishnan | People's Action Party | |
| Zhenghua | Gan Kim Yong | People's Action Party | |
| Hong Kah GRC | Bukit Gombak | Ang Mong Seng | |
| Hong Kah North | Amy Khor | People's Action Party | |
| Keat Hong | Ahmad Khalis | People's Action Party | |
| Nanyang | John Chen | People's Action Party | |
| Yew Tee | Yeo Cheow Tong | People's Action Party | |
| Hougang SMC | Low Thia Khiang | Workers' Party | |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Jalan Besar | Lee Boon Yang | |
| Kampong Glam | Loh Meng See | People's Action Party | |
| Kolam Ayer | Yaacob Ibrahim | People's Action Party | |
| Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng | Lily Neo | People's Action Party | |
| Whampoa | Heng Chee How | People's Action Party | |
| Joo Chiat SMC | Chan Soo Sen | People's Action Party | |
| Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok | Ong Chit Chung | |
| Bukit Batok East | Halimah Yacob | People's Action Party | |
| Jurong Central | Lim Boon Heng | People's Action Party | |
| Taman Jurong | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | People's Action Party | |
| Yuhua | Yu-Foo Yee Shoon | People's Action Party | |
| MacPherson SMC | Matthias Yao | People's Action Party | |
| Marine Parade GRC | Braddell Heights | R. Ravindran | |
| Geylang Serai | Othman Haron Eusofe | People's Action Party | |
| Kampong Ubi | Maidin Packer | People's Action Party | |
| Marine Parade | Goh Chok Tong | People's Action Party | |
| Mountbatten | Andy Gan | People's Action Party | |
| Serangoon | Lim Hwee Hua | People's Action Party | |
| Nee Soon Central SMC | Ong Ah Heng | People's Action Party | |
| Nee Soon East SMC | Ho Peng Kee | People's Action Party | |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris East | Ahmad Magad | |
| Pasir Ris West | Teo Chee Hean | People's Action Party | |
| Punggol Central | Michael Lim | People's Action Party | |
| Punggol North | Penny Low | People's Action Party | |
| Punggol South | Charles Chong | People's Action Party | |
| Potong Pasir SMC | Chiam See Tong | Singapore Democratic Alliance | |
| Sembawang GRC | Admiralty | Maliki Osman | |
| Canberra | Warren Lee | People's Action Party | |
| Chong Pang | K. Shanmugam | People's Action Party | |
| Marsiling | Hawazi Daipi | People's Action Party | |
| Sembawang | Tony Tan | People's Action Party | |
| Woodlands | Chin Tet Yung | People's Action Party | |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Central | Sin Boon Ann | |
| Tampines Changkat | Irene Ng | People's Action Party | |
| Tampines East | Mah Bow Tan | People's Action Party | |
| Tampines North | Ong Kian Min | People's Action Party | |
| Tampines West | Yatiman Yusof | People's Action Party | |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Moulmein | Khaw Boon Wan | |
| Queenstown | Chay Wai Chuen | People's Action Party | |
| Radin Mas | Chong Weng Chiew | People's Action Party | |
| Tanglin–Cairnhill | Indranee Rajah | People's Action Party | |
| Tanjong Pagar | Lee Kuan Yew | People's Action Party | |
| Tiong Bahru | Koo Tsai Kee | People's Action Party | |
| West Coast GRC | Boon Lay | Ho Geok Choo | |
| Clementi | Arthur Fong | People's Action Party | |
| Pioneer | Cedric Foo | People's Action Party | |
| Telok Blangah | Lim Hng Kiang | People's Action Party | |
| West Coast | S. Iswaran | People's Action Party | |
| Non-constituency Member of Parliament | Steve Chia | Singapore Democratic Alliance | |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Alexander Chan | Nonpartisan | |
| Fang Ai Lian | Nonpartisan | ||
| Gan See Khem | Nonpartisan | ||
| Geh Min | Nonpartisan | ||
| Jennifer Lee | Nonpartisan | ||
| Lawrence Leow | Nonpartisan | ||
| Loo Choon Yong | Nonpartisan | ||
| Olivia Lum | Nonpartisan | ||
| Braema Mathiaparanam | Nonpartisan | ||
| Chandra Mohan Nair | Nonpartisan | ||
| Nithiah Nandan | Nonpartisan | ||
| Ng Ser Miang | Nonpartisan | ||
| Ngiam Tee Liang | Nonpartisan | ||
| Eunice Olsen | Nonpartisan | ||
| Ong Soh Khim | Nonpartisan | ||
| Ivan Png | Nonpartisan | ||
| Tan Sze Wee | Nonpartisan | ||
| Teo Yock Ngee | Nonpartisan |
Notes
References
References
- "Sessions of Parliament {{!}} Parliament Of Singapore".
- "Portrait of Dr. Lee Boon Yang, Minister for Manpower - BookSG - National Library Board, Singapore".
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