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14th Parliament of Singapore


14th '"UNIQ--templatestyles-00000003-QINU"'Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
24 August 2020 – 15 April 2025(4 years, 7 months and 22 days)
Seating arrangements of the House
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Lee Hsien Loong24 August 2020 – 15 May 2024 Lawrence Wong15 May 2024 – 15 April 2025
Pritam Singh24 August 2020 – 15 April 2025
24 August 2020 – 24 March 2023(2 years and 7 months)
10 April 2023 – 15 April 2025(2 years and 5 days)
Lee Hsien Loong27 July 2020 – 15 May 2024
Lawrence Wong15 May 2024 – 15 April 2025
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The 14th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It opened on 24 August 2020 and dissolved on 15 April 2025. The membership was set by the 2020 general election, held on 10 July. The final sitting for the term was on 8 April 2025, to discuss on the consensus relating the tariffs imposed by President of the United States Donald Trump a week prior.

The 14th Parliament was controlled by the People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 25 July 2020; it was then later led by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and its inaugural cabinet, who assumed power on 15 May 2024. The initial number of seats of parliament at the start of the term was 104, with 10 seats from the Workers' Party led by Pritam Singh, two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats from the Progress Singapore Party, and nine Nominated Members. This is also the first time where the position for the Leader of the Opposition was officialised.

Not counting Nominated members, The parliament had the most seats vacated in post-independence since the inaugural Parliament during the term, with six, including Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin who vacated his seat citing extramaritial affair along with Cheng Li Hui, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who later contested the 2023 Singaporean presidential election and Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who became the first cabinet minister since Teh Cheang Wan in 1986 to be charged for corruption. At four years, seven months and 22 days, the 14th Parliament had the second longest term in Singapore history, only behind the 8th Parliament; it also had the most sittings in one term, at 162, surpassing the previous term's 135.

People's Action Party1,527,49161.23–8.63830
Workers' Party279,92211.22–1.2610+1
Progress Singapore Party253,99610.18New2New
Singapore Democratic Party111,0544.45+0.9200
National Solidarity Party93,6533.75+0.2200
Peoples Voice59,1832.37New0New
Reform Party54,5992.19–0.4400
Singapore People's Party37,9981.52–0.6500
Singapore Democratic Alliance37,2371.49–0.5700
Red Dot United31,2601.25New0New
People's Power Party7,4890.30–0.8300
Independents6550.03–0.0900
Total2,494,537100.0095+3
2,494,53798.20
45,8221.80
2,540,359100.00
2,651,43595.81
Source: Singapore Elections

The Progress Singapore Party, being the best performing opposition party was awarded two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution. Hazel Poa, and Leong Mun Wai were appointed as NCMPs.

  • Speaker:

    • Tan Chuan-Jin (People's Action Party; until 17 July 2023)
      • Jessica Tan (People's Action Party; 17 July-2 August as acting speaker)
    • Seah Kian Peng (People's Action Party; from 2 August 2023)
  • Deputy Speaker: Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan (People's Action Party; from 31 August 2020)

  • Prime Minister:

    • Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party; until 15 May 2024)
    • Lawrence Wong (People's Action Party; from 15 May 2024)
  • Leader of the Opposition: Pritam Singh (Workers' Party)

  • Leader of the House: Indranee Rajah (People's Action Party)

  • Deputy Leader of the House: Zaqy Mohamad (People's Action Party)

  • Government Whip: Janil Puthucheary (People's Action Party)

  • Deputy Government Whip: Sim Ann (People's Action Party)

  • Opposition Whip: Pritam Singh (Workers' Party)

  • Deputy Opposition Whip: Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (Workers' Party)

The committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees. The committee consists of seven other members:

  • Indranee Rajah
  • Koh Poh Koon
  • Denise Phua
  • Pritam Singh
  • Tan See Leng
  • Edwin Tong
  • Zaqy Mohamad

The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege. The committee consists of seven other members:

  • Grace Fu
  • Indranee Rajah
  • Desmond Lee
  • Masagos Zulkifli
  • K. Shanmugam
  • Dennis Tan
  • Don Wee

The estimates committee examines the Government's budget and reports what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected and suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament. The committee consists of eight members:

  • Ang Wei Neng (chairperson)
  • Lim Biow Chuan
  • Jamus Lim
  • Rachel Ong
  • Sitoh Yih Pin
  • Vikram Nair
  • Yip Hon Weng
  • Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters. The committee consists of six other members:

  • Eric Chua
  • He Ting Ru
  • Fahmi Aliman
  • Ng Ling Ling
  • Joan Pereira
  • Yeo Wan Ling
  • Nadia Ahmad Samdin

The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consists of eight members:

  • Foo Mee Har (chairperson)
  • Cheryl Chan
  • Louis Chua
  • Derrick Goh
  • Henry Kwek
  • Poh Li San
  • Saktiandi Supaat
  • Tan Wu Meng

The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the committee and to report to the House. The committee consists of seven members:

  • Chee Hong Tat
  • Ong Ye Kung
  • Rahayu Mahzam
  • Hany Soh
  • Edwin Tong
  • Leong Mun Wai
  • Murali Pillai SC

The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time to time and recommends amendments and reports to the House on all matters relating to them., the committee consists of the Deputy Speakers of Parliament and seven other members:

  • Christopher de Souza (Deputy Speaker)
  • Jessica Tan (Deputy Speaker)
  • Gerald Giam
  • Indranee Rajah
  • Janil Puthucheary
  • Sharael Taha
  • Sim Ann
  • Alvin Tan
  • Melvin Yong

The special select committee is set up to nominate persons for appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament by the President. The committee consists of six other members:

  • Chan Chun Sing
  • Gan Kim Yong
  • Gan Siow Huang
  • Indranee Rajah
  • Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
  • Vivian Balakrishnan

Mooted by then-Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1987, government parliamentary committees (GPCs) are set up by the governing People's Action Party to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various Ministries. They also serve as an additional channel of feedback on government policies.

Government Parliamentary CommitteeMember of Parliament
Communications and Information
ChairpersonTin Pei Ling
Deputy ChairpersonAlex Yam
MembersChristopher de Souza
Seah Kian Peng
Jessica Tan
Hany Soh
Sharael Taha
Culture, Community and Youth
ChairpersonSitoh Yih Pin
Deputy ChairpersonDarryl David
MembersTin Pei Ling
Joan Pereira
Fahmi Aliman
Hany Soh
Xie Yao Quan
Defence and Foreign Affairs
ChairpersonVikram Nair
Deputy ChairpersonAlex Yam
MembersChong Kee Hiong
Henry Kwek
Don Wee
Rachel Ong
Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Joan Pereira
Education
ChairpersonPatrick Tay
Deputy ChairpersonDarryl David
MembersDenise Phua
Foo Mee Har
Mariam Jaafar
Shawn Huang
Wan Rizal
Finance and Trade and Industry
ChairpersonLiang Eng Hwa
Deputy ChairpersonFoo Mee Har
MembersJessica Tan
Saktiandi Supaat
Desmond Choo
Derrick Goh
Edward Chia
Shawn Huang
Mariam Jaafar
Health
ChairpersonTan Wu Meng
Deputy ChairpersonNg Ling Ling
MembersLim Wee Kiak
Ang Wei Neng
Wan Rizal
Yip Hon Weng
Mariam Jaafar
Home Affairs and Law
ChairpersonMurali Pillai
Deputy ChairpersonZhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
MembersChristopher de Souza
Sitoh Yih Pin
Tan Wu Meng
Vikram Nair
Patrick Tay
Derrick Goh
Manpower
ChairpersonDesmond Choo
Deputy ChairpersonEdward Chia
MembersLiang Eng Hwa
Sharael Taha
Rachel Ong
Yeo Wan Ling
Yip Hon Weng
National Development
ChairpersonCheryl Chan
Deputy ChairpersonChong Kee Hiong
MembersHenry Kwek
Lim Biow Chuan
Louis Ng
Carrie Tan
Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Xie Yao Quan
Social and Family Development
ChairpersonMelvin Yong
Deputy Chairpersonvacant
MembersDenise Phua
Murali Pillai
Tin Pei Ling
Carrie Tan
Fahmi Aliman
Ng Ling Ling
Sustainability and the Environment
ChairpersonLouis Ng
Deputy ChairpersonPoh Li San
MembersCheryl Chan
Gan Thiam Poh
Lim Wee Kiak
Nadia Ahmad Samdin
Don Wee
Transport
ChairpersonSaktiandi Supaat
Deputy ChairpersonMelvin Yong
MembersLim Biow Chuan
Ang Wei Neng
Gan Thiam Poh
Poh Li San
Yeo Wan Ling
  • Lists of members of parliament in Singapore
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