The speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is the head officer in the 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...

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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 the orderly conduct of parliamentary business. The Speaker may or may not be an elected Member of Parliament

Members of the Singapore Parliament

The following is a historical list of members for the current and past ten Parliaments of Singapore:-See also:*1st Parliament of Singapore*2nd Parliament of Singapore*3rd Parliament of Singapore*4th Parliament of Singapore*5th Parliament of Singapore...

 (MP). Speakers that are MPs must remain impartial and cannot participate in parliamentary debates nor vote on issues and motions in the House.

List of Speakers

A historical list of speakers is set out below:

#	Speaker	Years of service	Political party (if any)
1	Sir George Oehlers	1955–1963	Non-MP; lawyer
2	E. W. Barker	1963–1964	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....
3	A. P. Rajah	1964–1966	Former MP and lawyer
4	Punch Coomaraswamy	1966–1970	Non-MP; lawyer
5	Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng Yeoh Ghim Seng Yeoh Ghim Seng was Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 1970 to 1989.He received his early education at St. Michael's Institution in his hometown of Ipoh and at Penang Free School...	1970–1989	People's Action Party
6	Tan Soo Khoon Tan Soo Khoon Tan Soo Khoon , is a former Member of the Parliament of Singapore, and a member of the current ruling party, the People's Action Party. He was first elected in 1976, and stepped down in April 2006 after seven terms as the PAP began fielding new candidates for the nation's 12th General Elections....	1989–2002	People's Action Party
7	Abdullah Tarmugi Abdullah Tarmugi Abdullah Tarmugi was the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency from 1996 to 2011.Born to a Javanese Father and Chinese Mother...	2002–2011	People's Action Party
8	Michael Palmer	2011–present	People's Action Party

List of Deputy Speakers

The following table contains a list of Deputy Speakers of Parliament:

Deputy Speaker	Years of service	Political party (if any)
R.C.H. Lim	1955–1959
G. Kandasamy	1959–1961
John Mammen	1961–1963
Dr. Fong Kim Heng	1963–1965
Punch Coomaraswamy	1966	Non-MP
Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng	1968–1970	People's Action Party
Tang See Chim	1972–1981
Hwang Soo Jin	1981–1985
Lim Boon Heng Lim Boon Heng Lim Boon Heng is a politician from Singapore. He is currently the Chairman of Singapore's governing People's Action Party . He is also the Deputy Chairman of the People's Association, and was formerly the Secretary-General of the National Trades Union Congress...	1989–1991	People's Action Party
Tan Soo Khoon Tan Soo Khoon Tan Soo Khoon , is a former Member of the Parliament of Singapore, and a member of the current ruling party, the People's Action Party. He was first elected in 1976, and stepped down in April 2006 after seven terms as the PAP began fielding new candidates for the nation's 12th General Elections....	1985–1989	People's Action Party
Abdullah Tarmugi Abdullah Tarmugi Abdullah Tarmugi was the Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore as well as the Member of Parliament of East Coast Group Representation Constituency from 1996 to 2011.Born to a Javanese Father and Chinese Mother...	1989–1993	People's Action Party
Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	1993–2002	People's Action Party
Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua Lim Hwee Hua was a Singaporean politician, who was formerly the Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office and appointed concurrently as Second Minister for Finance and Second Minister for Transport.-Early career:...	2002–2004	People's Action Party
Chew Heng Ching	2002–2006	People's Action Party
S. Iswaran S. Iswaran S. Iswaran is a politician from Singapore. A member of the governing People's Action Party , he currently serves in the Cabinet as a Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry...	2004–2006	People's Action Party
Indranee Rajah Indranee Rajah Indranee Rajah is one of two Deputy Speakers of the Parliament of Singapore. She is a Singaporean Member of Parliament, representing Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency. Rajah is affiliated with the People's Action Party... Matthias Yao Chih	2006–2011	People's Action Party
Charles Chong Seah Kian Peng	2011–present	People's Action Party