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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](2001-singaporean-general-election) | |
| government | People's Action Party | |
| opposition | Singapore Democratic Alliance | |
| Workers' Party | ||
| term_start | 25 March 2002 | |
| term_end | 20 April 2006 | |
| () | ||
| before | [9th](9th-parliament-of-singapore) | |
| after | [11th](11th-parliament-of-singapore) | |
| 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](2001-singaporean-general-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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