Party Whip of the People's Action Party

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Party Whip of the
People's Action Party
People's Action Party of Singapore logo.svg
since 6 June 2019
Appointer Central Executive Committee
Term length No fixed term
Inaugural holder Lee Khoon Choy
Formation23 June 1959;66 years ago (1959-06-23)

The party whip of the People's Action Party is responsible for ensuring that the People's Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament (MPs) attend and vote according to the party's line. The party whip also assists the Parliament in completing its business by listing the speaking MPs and the time required for each item of business. [1] The incumbent party whip is Janil Puthucheary, who was appointed on 6 June 2019.

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The party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) will appoint the party whip along with two deputy party whips.

List of party whips

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(Birth–Death)		Took officeLeft office Parliament
1 3x4.svg Lee Khoon Choy
MP for Bukit Panjang
(1924–2016)
[2] 		23 June
1959		16 October
1963		 2nd Legislative Assembly
2 3x4.svg Chan Chee Seng
MP for Jalan Besar
(1932–2022)
[3] [4] 		17 October
1963		15 April
1968		 3rd Legislative Assembly
1st
3 3x4.svg Sia Kah Hui
MP for Upper Serangoon
(1923–2009)
[5] [6] 		1 April
1968		30 April
1981		 2nd
3rd
4th
5th
4 3x4.svg Lee Yiok Seng
MP for Bukit Panjang
(born 1939)
[7] 		1 May
1981		12 September
1988
6th
5 3x4.svg Lee Boon Yang
MP for Jalan Besar GRC
(born 1947)
[8] 		13 September
1988		31 March
2007		 7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
6 Lim Swee Say at the PAP Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Carnival - 20110402 (cropped).jpg Lim Swee Say
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1954)
[9] 		1 April
2007		20 May
2011
7 Gan Kim Yong - 2022 (cropped).jpg Gan Kim Yong
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1959)
[10] 		21 May
2011		27 September
2015		 12th
4 Chan Chun Sing in Singapore.jpg Chan Chun Sing
MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC
(born 1969)
[11] 		28 September
2015		5 June
2019		 13th
5 Janil Putucheary Walkabout.png Janil Puthucheary
MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (from 2025) and Punggol GRC (from 2025)
(born 1969)
[11] 		6 June
2019		Incumbent
14th

List of deputy party whips

No.PortraitName
Constituency
(Birth–Death)		Took officeLeft office Parliament
1 Lee Hsien Loong 2004-11-21.jpg Lee Hsien Loong
MP for Teck Ghee
(born 1952)
[12] 		2 January
1985		9 January
1987		 6th
2 3x4.svg Eugene Yap
MP for Mountbatten
[13] 		10 January
1987		12 September
1988		 6th
3 3x4.svg Ho Kah Leong
MP for Jurong SMC
(born 1937)
[8] 		13 September
1988		24 January
1997		 7th
8th
3 3x4.svg Ong Chit Chung
MP for Bukit Batok SMC
(1949–2008)
[14] 		30 April
1994		24 March
2002		 8th
9th
4 3x4.svg Goh Chee Wee
MP for Boon Lay SMC
(born 1947)
[15] 		25 January
1997		24 March
2002		 9th
5 Lim Swee Say at the PAP Community Foundation 25th Anniversary Carnival - 20110402 (cropped).jpg Lim Swee Say
MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC
(born 1954)
[16] 		25 March
2002		31 March
2007		 10th
6 3x4.svg Inderjit Singh
MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC
(born 1960)
[17] 		25 March
2002		30 May
2011		 10th
11th
7 Amy-Khor-Lean-Suan.jpg Amy Khor
MP for Hong Kah GRC
(born 1958)
[17] 		1 April
2007		27 September
2015		 11th
12th
8 3x4.svg Teo Ho Pin
MP for Bukit Panjang SMC
(born 1960)
[18] 		31 May
2011		27 September
2015		 12th
9 Sam Tan Chin Siong March 2013 (8579510065).jpg Sam Tan
MP for Radin Mas SMC
(born 1958)
[19] 		28 September
2015		5 June
2019		 13th
10 3x4.svg Zaqy Mohamad
MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC
(born 1974)
[19] 		6 June
2019		19 August
2020		 14th
11 Sim Ann 5 (cropped).jpg Sim Ann
MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(born 1975)
[19] 		6 June
2019		Incumbent 13th
14th

References

  1. ↑ "Party Whip". Parliament of Singapore.
  2. ↑ "SPEAKER AND MEMBERS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, STATE OF SINGAPORE AS ON 1ST JULY, 1959" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. 24 December 1959.
  3. ↑ Sam, Jackie (17 October 1963). "S'PORE CABINET: A new Speaker to be elected". Straits Budget.
  4. ↑ Gene, Ng Keng (18 December 2022). "Former PAP MP Chan Chee Seng dies, aged 90". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "SECOND PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  6. ↑ "THIRD PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  7. ↑ "Dr Wong and Fong named ministers of state". The Straits Times. 28 April 1981.
  8. 1 2 "Boon Yang is new Whip in Parliament". Straits Times (Overseas ed). 26 November 1988.
  9. ↑ Leong, Wee Keat (10 March 2007). "Change in the air at head of the House". TODAY.
  10. ↑ Tan, Weizhen (1 June 2011). "New Leader of the House and Whip appointed". TODAY.
  11. 1 2 "PAP appoints new Party Whip". People's Action Party. 6 June 2019.
  12. ↑ "Dhanabalan to become new house leader". Business Times. 24 January 1985.
  13. ↑ "Eugene Yap takes over as Deputy Whip". The Straits Times. 29 January 1987.
  14. ↑ "Ong is second Deputy Whip". The Straits Times. 30 April 1994.
  15. ↑ "NINTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. 1 November 1997.
  16. ↑ "TENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE: SECOND SESSION 2005" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  17. 1 2 "ELEVENTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE (SECOND SESSION)" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  18. ↑ "TWELFTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE (SECOND SESSION)" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore.
  19. 1 2 3 "PAP appoints new Party Whip". People's Action Party. 6 June 2019.
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