9th Parliament of Singapore

The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001.

The members of the 9th Parliament were elected in the 1997 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.

Officeholders

• Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
  • Deputy Speaker:
    • Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (PAP)
• Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (PAP)
  • Deputy Prime Minister:
    • Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
    • Tony Tan (PAP)
• Leader of the Opposition: Chiam See Tong (SPP)
• Leader of the House: Wong Kan Seng (PAP)
• Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Boon Yang
  • Deputy Party Whip of the People's Action Party:
    • Goh Chee Wee
    • Ong Chit Chung

Composition

Members

Elected Members of Parliament

This is the list of members of the 9th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1997 general election.

Non-constituency Members of Parliament

One Non-constituency Member of Parliament seat was allocated in the 9th Parliament of Singapore.

Nominated Members of Parliament

• Chiang See Ngoh, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Chuang Shaw Peng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Gerard Ee, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Lee Tsao Yuan, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Shriniwas Rai, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Cyrille Tan Soo Leng, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 1999
• Tay Beng Chuan, from 1 October 1997
• Simon Tay, from 1 October 1997
• Zulkifli B. Baharudin, from 1 October 1997 until 1 October 2001
• Goh Chong Chia, from 1 October 1999
• Jennifer Lee Gek Choo, from 1 October 1999
• Noris Ong Chin Guan, from 1 October 1999
• Thomas Thomas, from 1 October 1999
• Braema Mathiaparanam, from 1 October 2001
• Chandra Mohan K Nair, from 1 October 2001

Vacant seats

References