Leader of the House (Singapore)
The Leader of the House in the Parliament of Singapore is responsible for arranging government business and the legislative program of Parliament.[1]
| Leader of the House | |
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| Parliament of Singapore | |
| Formation | 5 June 1959 |
| First holder | Toh Chin Chye |
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The Leader of the House is appointed by the Prime Minister of Singapore. They initiate motions concerning the business of the House during sittings, such as actions to be taken on procedural matters and extending sitting times.[1]
The position was created in 1959 with Toh Chin Chye becoming the first Leader of the House. The current Leader of the House is Grace Fu, who was appointed on 1 October 2015.
Leaders of the House
| Leader of the House | Party | Took office | Left office | Parliament |
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| Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochor (1921–2012) |
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5 June 1959 | 15 April 1968 | 2nd Legislative Assembly |
| 3rd Legislative Assembly | ||||
| 1st Parliament | ||||
| Edmund William Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) |
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16 April 1968 | 1 January 1985 | 2nd Parliament |
| 3rd Parliament | ||||
| 4th Parliament | ||||
| 5th Parliament | ||||
| S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937) |
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2 January 1985 | 24 February 1987 | 6th Parliament |
| 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) |
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25 February 1987 | 31 March 2007 | |
| 7th Parliament | ||||
| 8th Parliament | ||||
| 9th Parliament | ||||
| 10th Parliament | ||||
| 11th Parliament | ||||
| Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
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1 April 2007 | 30 May 2011 | |
| Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
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31 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 | 12th Parliament |
| Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964) |
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1 October 2015 | Incumbent | 13th Parliament |
| 14th Parliament |
Deputy Leaders of the House
| Deputy Leader of the House | Party | Took office | Left office | Parliament | Leader of the House |
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| Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
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1 April 2002 | 31 March 2007 | 10th Parliament | Wong Kan Seng |
| 11th Parliament | |||||
| Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
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1 April 2007 | 30 May 2011 | Mah Bow Tan | |
| Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961) |
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31 May 2011 | 30 September 2015 | 12th Parliament | Ng Eng Hen |
| Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976) |
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1 October 2015 | Incumbent | 13th Parliament | Grace Fu |
References
- "LEADER OF THE HOUSE". Parliament of Singapore.
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