The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.[1]
| 7th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Overview | |||||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||
| Term | 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991 | ||||||
| Election | 3 September 1988 | ||||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Party | ||||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
| Members | 83 | ||||||
| Speaker | Tan Soo Khoon | ||||||
| Leader of the House | Wong Kan Seng | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew (until 1990) Goh Chok Tong (from 1990) | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Chiam See Tong | ||||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||||
| Sessions | |||||||
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The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
Officeholders edit
- Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
- Deputy Speaker:
- Lim Boon Heng (PAP), from 16 January 1989
- Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP), from 16 January 1989
- Deputy Speaker:
- Prime Minister:
- Lee Kuan Yew (PAP), until 28 November 1990
- Goh Chok Tong (PAP), from 28 November 1990
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Goh Chok Tong (PAP), until 28 November 1990
- Ong Teng Cheong (PAP)
- Lee Hsien Loong (PAP), from 28 November 1990
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (SDP)
- Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
- Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Boon Yang
Composition edit
| Party | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At start | At dissolution | ||
| People's Action Party | 80 | 80 | |
| Workers' Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 2 | |
| Vacant seats | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 83 | 85 | |
| Government majority | 39 | 37 | |
Members edit
Elected members edit
This is the list of members of the 7th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1988 general election.
Non-Constituency Members of Parliament edit
Two Non-constituency Member of Parliament seats were allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Member | Party | Constituency contested | |
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| Lee Siew Choh | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC | |
| Francis Seow | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC | |
Nominated Members of Parliament edit
The Nominated Members of Parliament scheme came into force on 10 September 1990 with the first NMPs being appointed on 22 November 1990.
- Maurice Choo, from 22 November 1990
- Leong Chee Whye, from 22 November 1990
Vacant seats edit
| Constituency | Member | Party | Date seat vacated | Cause of vacancy | |
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| NCMP | Francis Seow | WP | 17 December 1988 | Removed due to conviction for tax evasion | |
References edit
- ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
- ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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