Leader of the House | |
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Parliament of Singapore | |
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Nominator | Prime Minister of Singapore |
Appointer | Prime Minister of Singapore |
Term length | No term limit |
Formation | 5 June 1959 |
First holder | Toh Chin Chye |
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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.
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
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Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012) | 5 June 1959 | 15 April 1968 | PAP | 2nd LA | ||
3rd LA | ||||||
1st | ||||||
Edmund 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 |
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
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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 |
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