Leader of the House (Singapore)

Leader of the House
Incumbent Indranee Rajah since 24 August 2020
Parliament of Singapore
Style	Leader of the House (informal) The Honourable (formal)
Nominator	Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer	Prime Minister of Singapore
Term length	No term limit
Formation	5 June 1959;65 years ago (1959-06-05)
First holder	Toh Chin Chye

The leader of the House is a position responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament of Singapore. ^[1] The leader of the House initiate motions concerning the business of the House during parliamentary sittings, such as actions to be taken on procedural matters and extending sitting times. ^[1]

The incumbent leader of the House is Tanjong Pagar GRC MP, Indranee Rajah, while Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP, Zaqy Mohamad serving as the deputy leader of the House.

List of leaders of the House

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Parliament
	Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012)	5 June 1959	15 April 1968		PAP	2nd LA
						3rd LA
						1st
	E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001)	16 April 1968	1 January 1985		PAP	2nd
						3rd
						4th
						5th
	S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937)	2 January 1985	24 February 1987		PAP	6th
	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)	25 February 1987	31 March 2007		PAP
						7th
						8th
						9th
						10th
						11th
	Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	1 April 2007	30 May 2011		PAP
	Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	31 May 2011	30 September 2015		PAP	12th
	Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964)	1 October 2015	23 August 2020		PAP	13th
	Indranee Rajah MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1963)	24 August 2020	Incumbent		PAP	14th

List of deputy leaders of the House

Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Parliament
	Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	1 April 2002	31 March 2007		PAP	10th
						11th
	Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	1 April 2007	30 May 2011		PAP
	Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961)	31 May 2011	30 September 2015		PAP	12th
	Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976)	1 October 2015	23 August 2020		PAP	13th
	Zaqy Mohamad MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (born 1974)	24 August 2020	Incumbent		PAP	14th

References

1. "LEADER OF THE HOUSE". Parliament of Singapore.