14th Parliament of Singapore

The 14th Parliament of Singapore is the current Parliament of Singapore. It opened on 24 August 2020. The membership was set by the 2020 Singapore General Election on 10 July 2020.

The 14th Parliament is controlled by the People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 25 July 2020. The initial number of seats of parliament at the start of the term was 104, with 10 seats from the Workers' Party led by Pritam Singh, two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats from the Progress Singapore Party, and nine Nominated Members. This is also the first time where the position for the Leader of the Opposition was officialised.

The parliament had the most seats vacated in post-independence since the inaugural Parliament during the term, with six, including Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin who vacated his seat citing extramaritial affair along with Cheng Li Hui, Senior Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam who later contested and won the 2023 Singaporean presidential election and Transport Minister S. Iswaran, who became the first cabinet minister since Teh Cheang Wan in 1986 to be charged for corruption.

Result of the 2020 Singapore general election

The Progress Singapore Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded two Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution. Hazel Poa, and Leong Mun Wai were appointed as NCMPs.

Officeholders

Speaker

• Speaker: Seah Kian Peng (People's Action Party, MP of Marine Parade GRC).
  • Tan Chuan-Jin was appointed Speaker but resigned as Speaker and MP on 17 July 2023. Jessica Tan was appointed as Acting Speaker between 17 July to 2 August. Seah Kian Peng is appointed as the new speaker with effect from 2 August.
• Deputy Speaker: Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan of the People's Action Party were elected as Deputy Speakers on 31 August 2020.

Leaders

• Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party)
• Leader of the Opposition: Pritam Singh (Workers' Party)

House Leaders

• Leader of the House: Indranee Rajah (PAP)
• Deputy Leader of the House: Zaqy Mohamad (PAP)

Whips

• Government Whip: Janil Puthucheary (PAP)
• Deputy Government Whip: Sim Ann (PAP)
• Opposition Whip: Pritam Singh (WP)
• Deputy Opposition Whip: Sylvia Lim Swee Lian (WP)

Members

Committees

Select committees

Committee of selection

The committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees. The committee consists of seven other members:

• Indranee Rajah
• Koh Poh Koon
• Denise Phua
• Pritam Singh
• Tan See Leng
• Edwin Tong
• Zaqy Mohamad

Committee of privileges

The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege. The committee consists of seven other members:

• Grace Fu
• Indranee Rajah
• Desmond Lee
• Masagos Zulkifli
• K. Shanmugam
• Dennis Tan
• Don Wee

Estimates committee

The estimates committee examines the Government's budget and reports what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected and suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament. The committee consists of eight members:

• Ang Wei Neng (chairperson)
• Lim Biow Chuan
• Jamus Lim
• Rachel Ong
• Sitoh Yih Pin
• Vikram Nair
• Yip Hon Weng
• Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim

House committee

The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters. The committee consists of six other members:

• Eric Chua
• He Ting Ru
• Mohd Fahmi Aliman
• Ng Ling Ling
• Joan Pereira
• Yeo Wan Ling
• Nadia Ahmad Samdin

Public accounts committee

The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consists of eight members:

• Foo Mee Har (chairperson)
• Cheryl Chan
• Louis Chua
• Derrick Goh
• Henry Kwek
• Poh Li San
• Saktiandi Supaat
• Tan Wu Meng

Public petitions committee

The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the committee and to report to the House. The committee consists of seven members:

• Chee Hong Tat
• Ong Ye Kung
• Rahayu Mahzam
• Hany Soh
• Edwin Tong
• Leong Mun Wai
• Murali Pillai SC

Standing orders committee

The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time to time and recommends amendments and reports to the House on all matters relating to them., the committee consists of the Deputy Speakers of Parliament and seven other members:

• Christopher de Souza (Deputy Speaker)
• Jessica Tan (Deputy Speaker)
• Gerald Giam
• Indranee Rajah
• Janil Puthucheary
• Mohamed Sharael Taha
• Sim Ann
• Alvin Tan
• Melvin Yong

Special Select Committee on Nominations for Appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament

The special select committee is set up to nominate persons for appointment as Nominated Members of Parliament by the President. The committee consists of six other members:

• Chan Chun Sing
• Gan Kim Yong
• Gan Siow Huang
• Indranee Rajah
• Mohamad Maliki Bin Osman
• Vivian Balakrishnan

Government Parliamentary Committees

Mooted by then-Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1987, government parliamentary committees (GPCs) are set up by the governing People's Action Party to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various Ministries. They also serve as an additional channel of feedback on government policies.

See also

• Lists of members of parliament in Singapore

Notes

References