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;66 years ago (1959-06-05)
First holder	Toh Chin Chye
Deputy	Deputy Leader of the House

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 Pasir Ris–Changi GRC MP, Indranee Rajah.

List of Leaders of the House

No.	Portrait	Name Constituency (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Parliament
1		Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012)	5 June 1959	15 April 1968		PAP	2nd Legislative Assembly
							3rd Legislative Assembly
							1st
2		E. W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001)	16 April 1968	1 January 1985		PAP	2nd
							3rd
							4th
							5th
3		S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937)	2 January 1985	24 February 1987		PAP	6th
4		Wong Kan Seng MP for Kuo Chuan (until 1988), Toa Payoh GRC (1988–1991), Thomson GRC (1991–1997) and Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (from 1997) (born 1937)	25 February 1987	31 March 2007		PAP
							7th
							8th
							9th
							10th
							11th
5		Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	1 April 2007	30 May 2011		PAP
6		Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	31 May 2011	30 September 2015		PAP	12th
7		Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964)	1 October 2015	23 August 2020		PAP	13th
8		Indranee Rajah MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (until 2025) and Pasir Ris–Changi GRC (from 2025) (born 1963)	24 August 2020	Incumbent		PAP	14th

List of Deputy Leaders of the House

No.	Portrait	Name Constituency (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		Parliament
1		Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	1 April 2002	31 March 2007		PAP	10th
							11th
2		Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	1 April 2007	30 May 2011		PAP
3		Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961)	31 May 2011	30 September 2015		PAP	12th
4		Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976)	1 October 2015	23 August 2020		PAP	13th
5		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.