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Party Whip of the People's Action Party | |
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Appointer | Central Executive Committee |
Term length | No fixed term |
Inaugural holder | Lee Khoon Choy |
Formation | 23 June 1959 |
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.
The party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) will appoint the party whip along with two deputy party whips.
Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Parliament | Ref |
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Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee (born 1952) | 2 January 1985 | 9 January 1987 | 6th Parliament | [12] |
Eugene Yap MP for Mountbatten | 10 January 1987 | 12 September 1988 | 6th Parliament | [13] |
Ho Kah Leong MP for Jurong SMC (born 1937) | 13 September 1988 | 24 January 1997 | 7th Parliament 8th Parliament | [8] |
Ong Chit Chung MP for Bukit Batok SMC (1949–2008) | 30 April 1994 | 24 March 2002 | 8th Parliament 9th Parliament | [14] |
Goh Chee Wee MP for Bukit Batok SMC (born 1949) | 25 January 1997 | 24 March 2002 | 9th Parliament | [15] |
Lim Swee Say MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (born 1954) | 25 March 2002 | 31 March 2007 | 10th Parliament | [16] |
Inderjit Singh MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1960) | 25 March 2002 | 30 May 2011 | 10th Parliament 11th Parliament | [17] |
Amy Khor MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1958) | 1 April 2007 | 27 September 2015 | 11th Parliament 12th Parliament | [17] |
Teo Ho Pin MP for Bukit Panjang SMC (born 1960) | 31 May 2011 | 27 September 2015 | 12th Parliament | [18] |
Sam Tan MP for Radin Mas SMC (born 1958) | 28 September 2015 | 5 June 2019 | 13th Parliament | [19] |
Zaqy Mohamad MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1974) | 6 June 2019 | 19 August 2020 | 13th Parliament | [19] |
Sim Ann MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1975) | 6 June 2019 | Incumbent | 13th Parliament 14th Parliament | [19] |
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