S. V. Lingam

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S. V. Lingam
MP
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Aljunied Constituency
In office
30 May 1959 8 February 1968
Personal details
Nationality Singaporean
Political party People's Action Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Party
OccupationPolitician

Suppiah Visva Lingam, often known as S. V. Lingam is a Singaporean politician who had served as a Member of Parliament representing Aljunied Constituency from 1959-1968. He was a member of the People's Action Party (PAP). [1]

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Early life and career

Born in Singapore, Lingam was educated at Victoria School.

Political career

Lingam was a central executive committee member of the People's Action Party. [2]

Lingam was expelled from the PAP alongside Ng Teng Kian and Ong Eng Guan in July 1960. [3] With Ong, he co-founded United People's Party and became its treasurer. [3]

In August 1962, Lingam resigned from UPP. [3] He rejoined the PAP, and was re-elected in the 1963 elections, before standing down in the 1968 election.

Lee Kuan Yew, in the chapter 27 of the first volume of his memoirs, The Singapore Story, said Goh Keng Swee learnt, after Singapore's merger with Malaysia, that Lingam had been a paid agent of the Malayan Special Branch, spying on Ong Eng Guan, before being directed to return to the PAP when it looked like Lee's government was in danger of collapse in 1962. PAP then dropped Lingam as a candidate in the 1968 election.

References

  1. "Lingam, S V". National Library Singapore.
  2. "Aljunied will see the battle of the left wing". The Straits Times. 20 May 1959.
  3. 1 2 3 "A Lingam shock for Ong: He quits UPP". The Straits Times . 5 August 1962. p. 5. Retrieved 16 July 2025 via NewspaperSG.
Parliament of Singapore
New constituency Member of Parliament for
Aljunied Constituency

1959 – 1968
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