14th Parliament of Singapore

14th Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
24 August 2020 – present
House
Seating arrangements of the House
Speaker of Parliament	Tan Chuan-Jin 24 August 2020 – 17 July 2023 Jessica Tan (Acting) 17 July 2023 – 2 August 2023 Seah Kian Peng 2 August 2023 – present
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong 24 August 2020 – 15 May 2024 Lawrence Wong 15 May 2024 – present
Leader of the Opposition	Pritam Singh 24 August 2020 – present
Session(s)
1st Session
24 August 2020 – 24 March 2023
2nd Session
10 April 2023 – Present
Cabinet(s)
14th Cabinet
Lee Hsien Loong 27 July 2020 – 15 May 2024
15th Cabinet
Lawrence Wong 15 May 2024 – Present
Parliamentarians
Elected NCMP Nominated 87 [a] 2 9
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The 14th Parliament of Singapore is the current Parliament of Singapore. It opened on 24 August 2020. ^[1] The membership was set by the 2020 Singapore General Election on 10 July 2020.

The 14th Parliament is 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.

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, ^[2] Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who later contested the 2023 Singaporean presidential election ^{[3] [4]} and Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who became the first cabinet minister since Teh Cheang Wan in 1986 to be charged for corruption. ^[5]

Result of the 2020 Singapore general election

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	1,527,491	61.23	–8.63	83	0
	Workers' Party	279,922	11.22	–1.26	10	+4
	Progress Singapore Party	253,996	10.18	New	2	New
	Singapore Democratic Party	111,054	4.45	+0.92	0	0
	National Solidarity Party	93,653	3.75	+0.22	0	0
	Peoples Voice	59,183	2.37	New	0	New
	Reform Party	54,599	2.19	–0.44	0	0
	Singapore People's Party	37,998	1.52	–0.65	0	0
	Singapore Democratic Alliance	37,237	1.49	–0.57	0	0
	Red Dot United	31,260	1.25	New	0	New
	People's Power Party	7,489	0.30	–0.83	0	0
	Independents	655	0.03	–0.09	0	0
Total		2,494,537	100.00	–	95	+6
Valid votes		2,494,537	98.20
Invalid/blank votes		45,822	1.80
Total votes		2,540,359	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		2,651,435	95.81
Source: Singapore Elections [usurped]

The Progress Singapore Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution. Hazel Poa, and Leong Mun Wai were appointed as NCMPs. ^[6]

Officeholders

Speaker

• 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) ^[7]
• Deputy Speaker: Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan (People's Action Party; from 31 August 2020) ^[8]

Leaders

• 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)

House Leaders

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

Whips

• 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)

Members

Constituency	Division	Member	Party
Aljunied GRC	Bedok Reservoir–Punggol	Gerald Giam		Workers' Party
	Eunos	Pritam Singh		Workers' Party
	Kaki Bukit	Faisal Manap		Workers' Party
	Paya Lebar	Sylvia Lim		Workers' Party
	Serangoon	Leon Perera [b]		Workers' Party
Ang Mo Kio GRC	Ang Mo Kio–Hougang	Darryl David		People's Action Party
	Cheng San–Seletar	Nadia Ahmad Samdin		People's Action Party
	Fernvale	Gan Thiam Poh		People's Action Party
	Jalan Kayu	Ng Ling Ling		People's Action Party
	Teck Ghee	Lee Hsien Loong		People's Action Party
Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC	Bishan East-Sin Ming	Chong Kee Hiong		People's Action Party
	Toa Payoh Central	Ng Eng Hen		People's Action Party
	Toa Payoh East-Novena	Saktiandi Supaat		People's Action Party
	Toa Payoh West-Thomson	Chee Hong Tat		People's Action Party
Bukit Batok SMC		Murali Pillai		People's Action Party
Bukit Panjang SMC		Liang Eng Hwa		People's Action Party
Chua Chu Kang GRC	Brickland	Don Wee		People's Action Party
	Bukit Gombak	Low Yen Ling		People's Action Party
	Chua Chu Kang	Gan Kim Yong		People's Action Party
	Keat Hong	Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim		People's Action Party
East Coast GRC	Bedok	Heng Swee Keat		People's Action Party
	Changi–Simei	Jessica Tan		People's Action Party
	Fengshan	Cheryl Chan		People's Action Party
	Kampong Chai Chee	Tan Kiat How		People's Action Party
	Siglap	Maliki Osman		People's Action Party
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC	Bukit Timah	Sim Ann		People's Action Party
	Cashew	Vivian Balakrishnan		People's Action Party
	Ulu Pandan	Christopher de Souza		People's Action Party
	Zhenghua	Edward Chia		People's Action Party
Hong Kah North SMC		Amy Khor		People's Action Party
Hougang SMC		Dennis Tan		Workers' Party
Jalan Besar GRC	Kampong Glam	Denise Phua		People's Action Party
	Kolam Ayer	Wan Rizal		People's Action Party
	Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng	Josephine Teo		People's Action Party
	Whampoa	Heng Chee How		People's Action Party
Jurong GRC	Bukit Batok East	Rahayu Mahzam		People's Action Party
	Clementi	Tan Wu Meng		People's Action Party
	Jurong Central	Xie Yao Quan		People's Action Party
	Jurong Spring	Shawn Huang		People's Action Party
	Taman Jurong	Tharman Shanmugaratnam [c]		People's Action Party
Kebun Baru SMC		Henry Kwek		People's Action Party
MacPherson SMC		Tin Pei Ling		People's Action Party
Marine Parade GRC	Braddell Heights	Seah Kian Peng		People's Action Party
	Geylang Serai	Fahmi Aliman		People's Action Party
	Joo Chiat	Edwin Tong		People's Action Party
	Kembangan–Chai Chee	Tan Chuan-Jin [d]		People's Action Party
	Marine Parade	Tan See Leng		People's Action Party
Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC	Limbang	Lawrence Wong		People's Action Party
	Marsiling	Zaqy Mohamad		People's Action Party
	Woodgrove	Hany Soh		People's Action Party
	Yew Tee	Alex Yam		People's Action Party
Marymount SMC		Gan Siow Huang		People's Action Party
Mountbatten SMC		Lim Biow Chuan		People's Action Party
Nee Soon GRC	Chong Pang	K. Shanmugam		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon Central	Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon East	Louis Ng		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon Link	Derrick Goh		People's Action Party
	Nee Soon South	Carrie Tan		People's Action Party
Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC	Pasir Ris Central	Desmond Tan		People's Action Party
	Pasir Ris East	Sharael Taha		People's Action Party
	Pasir Ris West	Teo Chee Hean		People's Action Party
	Punggol Coast	Janil Puthucheary		People's Action Party
	Punggol Shore	Yeo Wan Ling		People's Action Party
Pioneer SMC		Patrick Tay		People's Action Party
Potong Pasir SMC		Sitoh Yih Pin		People's Action Party
Punggol West SMC		Sun Xueling		People's Action Party
Radin Mas SMC		Melvin Yong		People's Action Party
Sembawang GRC	Admiralty	Vikram Nair		People's Action Party
	Canberra	Lim Wee Kiak		People's Action Party
	Sembawang Central	Ong Ye Kung		People's Action Party
	Sembawang West	Poh Li San		People's Action Party
	Woodlands	Mariam Jaafar		People's Action Party
Sengkang GRC	Buangkok	He Ting Ru		Workers' Party
	Anchorvale	Jamus Lim		Workers' Party
	Compassvale	Raeesah Khan [e]		Workers' Party
	Rivervale	Louis Chua		Workers' Party
Tampines GRC	Tampines Central	Koh Poh Koon		People's Action Party
	Tampines Changkat	Desmond Choo		People's Action Party
	Tampines East	Cheng Li Hui [f]		People's Action Party
	Tampines North	Baey Yam Keng		People's Action Party
	Tampines West	Masagos Zulkifli		People's Action Party
Tanjong Pagar GRC	Buona Vista	Chan Chun Sing		People's Action Party
	Henderson–Dawson	Joan Pereira		People's Action Party
	Moulmein–Cairnhill	Alvin Tan		People's Action Party
	Queenstown	Eric Chua		People's Action Party
	Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru	Indranee Rajah		People's Action Party
West Coast GRC	Ayer Rajah–Gek Poh	Foo Mee Har		People's Action Party
	Boon Lay	Desmond Lee		People's Action Party
	Nanyang	Ang Wei Neng		People's Action Party
	Telok Blangah	Rachel Ong		People's Action Party
	West Coast	S. Iswaran [g]		People's Action Party
Yio Chu Kang SMC		Yip Hon Weng		People's Action Party
Yuhua SMC		Grace Fu		People's Action Party
Non-constituency Members of Parliament		Leong Mun Wai		Progress Singapore Party
		Hazel Poa		Progress Singapore Party
Nominated Members of Parliament		Janet Ang Guat Har [h]		Independent
		Mark Chay [h]		Independent
		Cheng Hsing Yao [h]		Independent
		Hoon Hian Teck [h]		Independent
		Lian Pin Koh [h]		Independent
		Joshua Thomas Raj [i]		Independent
		Abdul Samad Abdul Wahab [h]		Independent
		Shahira Abdullah [h]		Independent
		Tan Yia Swam [h]		Independent
		Chandradas Usha Ranee [j]		Independent
		Chua Tiang Choon Keith [j]		Independent
		Mark Lee Kean Phi [j]		Independent
		Ong Hua Han [j]		Independent
		Parekh Nimil Rajnikant [j]		Independent
		Razwana Begum Abdul Rahim [j]		Independent
		See Jinli [j]		Independent
		Syed Harun Taha Alhabsyi [j]		Independent

Committees

Select committees

See also: Parliament of Singapore § Select committees

Committee of selection

The committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees. ^[9] The committee consists of seven other members:

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

Committee of privileges

The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege. ^[10] The committee consists of seven other members:

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

Estimates committee

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: ^[11]

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

House committee

The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters. ^[12] 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

Public accounts committee

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: ^[13]

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

Public petitions committee

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. ^[14] The committee consists of seven members:

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

Standing orders committee

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., ^[15] 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

Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament

The special select committee is set up to nominate persons for appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament by the President. ^[16] The committee consists of six other members:

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

Government Parliamentary Committees

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.

Current members of the Government Parliamentary Committees
as of 15 April 2024 ^[17]

Government Parliamentary Committee	Member of Parliament
Communications and Information
Chairperson	Tin Pei Ling
Deputy Chairperson	Alex Yam
Members	Christopher de Souza Seah Kian Peng Jessica Tan Hany Soh Sharael Taha
Culture, Community and Youth
Chairperson	Sitoh Yih Pin
Deputy Chairperson	Darryl David
Members	Tin Pei Ling Joan Pereira Fahmi Aliman Hany Soh Xie Yao Quan
Defence and Foreign Affairs
Chairperson	Vikram Nair
Deputy Chairperson	Alex Yam
Members	Chong Kee Hiong Henry Kwek Don Wee Rachel Ong Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim Joan Pereira
Education
Chairperson	Patrick Tay
Deputy Chairperson	Darryl David
Members	Denise Phua Foo Mee Har Mariam Jaafar Shawn Huang Wan Rizal
Finance and Trade and Industry
Chairperson	Liang Eng Hwa
Deputy Chairperson	Foo Mee Har
Members	Jessica Tan Saktiandi Supaat Desmond Choo Derrick Goh Edward Chia Shawn Huang Mariam Jaafar
Health
Chairperson	Tan Wu Meng
Deputy Chairperson	Ng Ling Ling
Members	Lim Wee Kiak Ang Wei Neng Wan Rizal Yip Hon Weng Mariam Jaafar
Home Affairs and Law
Chairperson	Murali Pillai
Deputy Chairperson	Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
Members	Christopher de Souza Sitoh Yih Pin Tan Wu Meng Vikram Nair Patrick Tay Derrick Goh
Manpower
Chairperson	Desmond Choo
Deputy Chairperson	Edward Chia
Members	Liang Eng Hwa Sharael Taha Rachel Ong Yeo Wan Ling Yip Hon Weng
National Development
Chairperson	Cheryl Chan
Deputy Chairperson	Chong Kee Hiong
Members	Henry Kwek Lim Biow Chuan Louis Ng Carrie Tan Nadia Ahmad Samdin Xie Yao Quan
Social and Family Development
Chairperson	Melvin Yong
Deputy Chairperson	vacant
Members	Denise Phua Murali Pillai Tin Pei Ling Carrie Tan Fahmi Aliman Ng Ling Ling
Sustainability and the Environment
Chairperson	Louis Ng
Deputy Chairperson	Poh Li San
Members	Cheryl Chan Gan Thiam Poh Lim Wee Kiak Nadia Ahmad Samdin Don Wee
Transport
Chairperson	Saktiandi Supaat
Deputy Chairperson	Melvin Yong
Members	Lim Biow Chuan Ang Wei Neng Gan Thiam Poh Poh Li San Yeo Wan Ling

See also

• Lists of members of parliament in Singapore

Notes

1. 93 MPs were elected in the 2020 Singaporean general election. There are currently six vacant seats.
2. Leon Perera resigned on 17 July 2023. The remaining MPs of Aljunied GRC are serving as interim MPs for Serangoon division.
3. Tharman Shanmugaratnam resigned on 7 July 2023. Shawn Huang is serving as interim MP for Taman Jurong division.
4. Tan Chuan-Jin resigned on 17 July 2023. Edwin Tong is serving as interim MP for Kembangan–Chai Chee division.
5. Raeesah Khan resigned on 30 November 2021. The remaining MPs of Sengkang GRC are serving as interim MPs for Compassvale division.
6. Cheng Li Hui resigned on 17 July 2023. Masagos Zulkifli is serving as interim MP for Tampines East division.
7. S Iswaran was suspended from 12 July 2023, and eventually resigned on 16 January 2024. Desmond Lee is serving as interim MP for West Coast division.
8. From 21 January 2021 until 23 July 2023.
9. From 21 January 2021.
10. From 24 July 2023.

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