8th Parliament of Singapore

The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 6 January 1992 and was prorogued on 6 December 1993. It commenced its second session on 10 January 1994 and was dissolved on 16 December 1996.

The members of the 8th Parliament were elected in the 1991 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. The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993, and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman of his party.

Officeholders

• Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP)
  • Deputy Speaker:
    • Abdullah Tarmugi (PAP), until 30 June 1993
    • Eugene Yap Giau Cheng (PAP), from 26 February 1993
• Prime Minister: Goh Chok Tong (PAP)
  • Deputy Prime Minister:
    • Lee Hsien Loong (PAP)
    • Ong Teng Cheong (PAP), until 1 September 1993
    • Tony Tan (PAP), from 1 August 1995
• Leader of the Opposition:
  • Chiam See Tong (SDP), until 17 May 1993
  • Ling How Doong (SDP), from 17 May 1993
• 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:
    • Ho Kah Leong
    • Ong Chit Chung, from 30 April 1994

Composition

Members

Elected members

This is the list of members of the 8th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1991 general election.

Nominated Members of Parliament

• Chia Shi Teck, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
• Robert Chua Teck Chew, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
• Kanwaljit Soin, from 7 September 1992
• Toh Keng Kiat, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
• Tong Kok Yeo, from 7 September 1992 until 7 September 1994
• Walter Woon, from 7 September 1992
• John De Payva, from 7 September 1994
• Imram bin Mohamed, from 7 September 1994
• Stephen Lee Ching Yen, from 7 September 1994
• Lee Tsao Yuan, from 7 September 1994

Changes in members

By-elections

Vacant seats

References

1. Lists of members of parliament in Singapore
2. Parliament of Singapore
3. Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
4. Cabinet of Singapore
5. Imram bin Mohamed
6. Nominated Member of Parliament
7. List of Indians in Singapore
8. 7th Parliament of Singapore
9. Constitution of Singapore
10. 9th Parliament of Singapore
11. Halimah Yacob
12. List of foreign politicians of Indian origin
13. Non-constituency Member of Parliament
14. Index of Singapore-related articles
15. 1991 Singaporean general election
16. Second Goh Chok Tong Cabinet
17. Tan Chuan-Jin
18. List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1991–1997)
19. Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency
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