11th Parliament of Singapore
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The 11th Parliament of Singapore is the current Parliament of Singapore
Parliament of Singapore
The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore. Parliament is unicameral and is made up of Members of Parliament who are elected, as well as Non-constituency Members of Parliament and Nominated Members of Parliament who are appointed...

, and has been in session since November 2, 2006. The membership was set by the 2006 Singapore General Election
Singapore general election, 2006
The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for Members of Parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party , in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall...

 on May 7, 2006, and it has changed twice due to the deaths of Jurong GRC MP Dr Ong Chit Chung in 2008, and Ang Mo Kio GRC MP Balaji Sadasivan who was also the Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Singapore)
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore....

.

The 11th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

 majority, led by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Singapore
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...

 Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong
Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....

 and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on May 7, 2006. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr Low Thia Kiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
The speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is the head officer in the Parliament of Singapore.The role of the Speaker in Singapore is similar to that in most Commonwealth legislatures. The Speaker presides over the Parliament and enforces the rules in the Standing Orders of Parliament to allow for...

 is Abdullah bin Tarmugi, of the People's Action Party
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

. He was re-elected as the Speaker of the House for the 11th Parliament on November 2, 2006.

Result of the Singapore General Election, 2006

The Worker's Party, being the best performing opposition party with 16.34 percent of the Popular vote, was awarded a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Seat in accordance with the Constitution. The NCMP Seat is currently held by Sylvia Lim, the President of the Worker's Party.

Speakers

  • Abdullah bin Tarmugi (the People's Action Party
    People's Action Party
    The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

     MP for East Coast GRC) was re-elected Speaker of the Parliament on November 2, 2006. He was first elected as Speaker during the first sitting of the 10th Parliament of Singapore on the March 25, 2002.

Leaders

  • Prime Minister of Singapore
    Prime Minister of Singapore
    The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore. The President of Singapore appoints as Prime Minister a Member of Parliament who, in his opinion, is most likely to command the confidence of a majority of MPs.The office of Prime Minister...

    : Lee Hsien Loong
    Lee Hsien Loong
    Lee Hsien Loong is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. He is married to Ho Ching, who is the Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of Temasek Holdings. He is the eldest son of Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew....

     (People's Action Party)
  • Leader of the Opposition: Low Thia Kiang (Worker's Party)

House Leaders

  • Leader of the House: Mah Bow Tan
    Mah Bow Tan
    Mah Bow Tan is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Member of Parliament representing the Tampines Group Representation Constituency...

  • Deputy Leader of the House: Dr Ng Eng Hen
    Ng Eng Hen
    Dr Ng Eng Hen is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently the country's Minister for Defence and Leader of the House.-Early life:Ng was born in Singapore in 1958...


Whips

  • Government Whip: Lim Swee Say
    Lim Swee Say
    Lim Swee Say is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he is currently a Cabinet Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress....

  • Deputy Government Whip: Inderjit Singh
    Inderjit Singh (politician)
    Inderjit Singh is an entrepreneur and politician in Singapore's parliament representing the Ang Mo Kio GRC.- Early life :Born in India, Singh attended Kaki Bukit Primary School in Singapore and then progressed to Broadrick Secondary School and Temasek Junior College...

     and Amy Khor
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