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11th Parliament of Singapore

Singaporean parliamentary meeting

Singaporean parliamentary meeting

FieldValue
name11th Parliament of Singapore
imageSeating_plan_of_the_11th_Parliament_of_Singapore.svg
image_size400px
captionSeating arrangement of the 11th Parliament of Singapore
bodyParliament of Singapore
meeting_placeParliament House
election[6 May 2006](2006-singaporean-general-election)
governmentPeople's Action Party
oppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore Democratic Alliance
term_start2 November 2006
term_end19 April 2011
()
before[10th](10th-parliament-of-singapore)
after[12th](12th-parliament-of-singapore)
chamber1Parliament of Singapore
chamber1_image{{Parliament diagram
background#F8F9FA
n182p1 = People's Action Party
n22p2 = Workers' Party (Singapore)
n31p3 = Singapore Democratic Alliance
n49c4 = gray
membership194
control1PAP supermajority
chamber1_leader1_typeSpeaker
chamber1_leader1Abdullah Tarmugi
chamber1_leader2_typeLeader of the House
chamber1_leader2Wong Kan Seng (until 2007)
Mah Bow Tan (from 2007)
chamber1_leader3_typePrime Minister
chamber1_leader3Lee Hsien Loong
chamber1_leader4_typeLeader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader4Low Thia Khiang
session1_start2 November 2006
session1_end13 April 2009
()
session2_start18 May 2009
session2_end19 April 2011
()
box_width400px

Singapore Democratic Alliance

() Mah Bow Tan (from 2007) () ()

The 11th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 2 November 2006 and was prorogued on 13 April 2009. The second session commence from 18 May 2009 and was dissolved on 19 April 2011, with the final sitting held on 11 April. The membership was set by the 2006 Singapore General Election on 7 May 2006, and it has changed twice due to the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008, and Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Balaji Sadasivan who was also the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.

The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 7 May 2006. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Workers' Party, Low Thia Kiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is Abdullah bin Tarmugi of the People's Action Party, who was re-elected for the 11th Parliament on 2 November 2006.

Officeholders

Speakers

  • **Speaker: **Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP)
  • Deputy Speaker:
    • Indranee Rajah (PAP), from 8 November 2006
    • Matthias Yao (PAP), from 8 November 2006

Leaders

  • Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
  • Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Khiang (WP)

House Leaders

  • Leader of the House:
    • Wong Kan Seng (PAP), until 31 March 2007
    • Mah Bow Tan (PAP), from 1 April 2007
  • Deputy Leader of the House:
    • Mah Bow Tan (PAP), until 31 March 2007
    • Ng Eng Hen (PAP), from 1 April 2007

Whips

  • Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
    • Lee Boon Yang, until 31 March 2007
    • Lim Swee Say, from 1 April 2007
  • Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
    • Inderjit Singh
    • Lim Swee Say, until 30 May 2007
    • Amy Khor, from 1 April 2007

Composition

Political partyMembersAt [election](2006-singaporean-general-election)At dissolution
People's Action Party82**80**
Workers' Party2'''2{{Efn
Singapore Democratic Alliance1**0**
Singapore People's Party0**1**
Nominated Members of Parliament0**9**
Vacant seats9**2**
**Total**94**94**
**Government majority**80**78**

Members

ConstituencyDivisionMemberParty
Aljunied GRCAljunied–Hougang**Yeo** Guat Kwang
Bedok Reservoir–PunggolGeorge **Yeo**People's Action Party
Eunos**Zainul** AbidinPeople's Action Party
Paya LebarCynthia **Phua**People's Action Party
Serangoon**Lim** Hwee HuaPeople's Action Party
Ang Mo Kio GRCCheng San–Seletar**Balaji** Sadasivan
Jalan Kayu**Wee** Siew KimPeople's Action Party
Kebun BaruInderjit **Singh**People's Action Party
Nee Soon South**Lee** Bee WahPeople's Action Party
Sengkang West**Lam** Pin MinPeople's Action Party
Teck Ghee**Lee** Hsien LoongPeople's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRCBishan East**Wong** Kan Seng
Bishan North**Zainudin** NordinPeople's Action Party
Thomson**Leong** Horn KeePeople's Action Party
Toa Payoh Central**Ng** Eng HenPeople's Action Party
Toa Payoh EastDavinder **Singh**People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC**Teo** Ho PinPeople's Action Party
East Coast GRCBedokS. **Jayakumar**
Changi–SimeiJessica **Tan**People's Action Party
FengshanRaymond **Lim**People's Action Party
Kampong Chai Chee**Lee** Yi ShyanPeople's Action Party
Siglap**Abdullah** TarmugiPeople's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRCBukit Timah**Yu-Foo** Yee Shoon
Buona Vista**Lim** Swee SayPeople's Action Party
CashewVivian **Balakrishnan**People's Action Party
Ulu PandanChristopher **de Souza**People's Action Party
Zhenghua**Gan** Kim YongPeople's Action Party
Hong Kah GRCBukit Gombak**Ang** Mong Seng
Hong Kah NorthAmy **Khor**People's Action Party
Keat Hong**Zaqy** MohamadPeople's Action Party
NanyangAlvin **Yeo**People's Action Party
Yew Tee**Yeo** Cheow TongPeople's Action Party
Hougang SMC**Low** Thia KhiangWorkers' Party
Jalan Besar GRCJalan Besar**Lee** Boon Yang
Kampong GlamDenise **Phua**People's Action Party
Kolam Ayer**Yaacob** IbrahimPeople's Action Party
Kreta Ayer–Kim SengLily **Neo**People's Action Party
Whampoa**Heng** Chee HowPeople's Action Party
Joo Chiat SMC**Chan** Soo SenPeople's Action Party
Jurong GRCBukit Batok**Ong** Chit Chung
Bukit Batok East**Halimah** YacobPeople's Action Party
Jurong Central**Lim** Boon HengPeople's Action Party
Taman Jurong**Tharman** ShanmugaratnamPeople's Action Party
YuhuaGrace **Fu**People's Action Party
MacPherson SMCMatthias **Yao**People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRCBraddell Heights**Seah** Kian Peng
Geylang Serai**Fatimah** LateefPeople's Action Party
Kaki BukitMuhammad **Faishal** IbrahimPeople's Action Party
Kampong Ubi–Kembangan**Ong** Seh HongPeople's Action Party
Marine Parade**Goh** Chok TongPeople's Action Party
Mountbatten**Lim** Biow ChuanPeople's Action Party
Nee Soon Central SMC**Ong** Ah HengPeople's Action Party
Nee Soon East SMC**Ho** Peng KeePeople's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRCPasir Ris East**Ahmad** Magad
Pasir Ris West**Teo** Chee HeanPeople's Action Party
Punggol CentralCharles **Chong**People's Action Party
Punggol EastMichael **Palmer**People's Action Party
Punggol NorthPenny **Low**People's Action Party
Punggol South**Teo** Ser LuckPeople's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC**Chiam** See TongSingapore Democratic Alliance
Sembawang GRCAdmiralty**Maliki** Osman
Canberra**Lim** Wee KiakPeople's Action Party
Chong PangK. **Shanmugam**People's Action Party
Marsiling**Hawazi** DaipiPeople's Action Party
Sembawang**Khaw** Boon WanPeople's Action Party
WoodlandsEllen **Lee**People's Action Party
Tampines GRCTampines Central**Sin** Boon Ann
Tampines ChangkatIrene **Ng**People's Action Party
Tampines East**Mah** Bow TanPeople's Action Party
Tampines North**Ong** Kian MinPeople's Action Party
Tampines West**Masagos** ZulkifliPeople's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRCMoulmein**Lui** Tuck Yew
Queenstown**Baey** Yam KengPeople's Action Party
Radin MasSam **Tan**People's Action Party
Tanglin–Cairnhill**Indranee** RajahPeople's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar**Lee** Kuan YewPeople's Action Party
Tiong Bahru**Koo** Tsai KeePeople's Action Party
West Coast GRCBoon Lay**Ho** Geok Choo
ClementiArthur **Fong**People's Action Party
PioneerCedric **Foo**People's Action Party
Telok Blangah**Lim** Hng KiangPeople's Action Party
West Coast–Ayer RajahS. **Iswaran**People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang SMC**Seng** Han ThongPeople's Action Party
Non-constituency Member of ParliamentSylvia **Lim**Workers' Party
Nominated Members of ParliamentGautam **Banerjee**Nonpartisan
**Cham** Hui FongNonpartisan
Calvin **Cheng**Nonpartisan
Edwin **Khew**Nonpartisan
Terry **Lee**Nonpartisan
**Loo** Choon YongNonpartisan
Kalyani **Mehta**Nonpartisan
Eunice **Olsen**Nonpartisan
Jessie **Phua**Nonpartisan
**Siew** Kum HongNonpartisan
Paulin Tay **Straughan**Nonpartisan
Mildred **Tan**Nonpartisan
**Teo** Siong SengNonpartisan
**Thio** Li-annNonpartisan
**Viswa** SadasivanNonpartisan
Laurence **Wee**Nonpartisan
Audrey **Wong**Nonpartisan
Joscelin **Yeo**Nonpartisan

Notes

References

References

  1. "Sessions of Parliament".
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