| Leader of the House | |
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| Nominator | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Appointer | Prime Minister of Singapore |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Formation | 5 June 1959 |
| First holder | Toh Chin Chye |
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The leader of the House is a position responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament of Singapore.[1] The leader of the House initiate motions concerning the business of the House during parliamentary sittings, such as actions to be taken on procedural matters and extending sitting times.[1]
The incumbent leader of the House is Tanjong Pagar GRC MP, Indranee Rajah, while Chua Chu Kang GRC MP, Zaqy Mohamad serving as the deputy leader of the House.
List of leaders of the House
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochore (1921–2012) |
5 June 1959 |
15 April 1968 |
PAP | 2nd LA | ||
| 3rd LA | ||||||
| 1st | ||||||
| Edmund W. Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001) |
16 April 1968 |
1 January 1985 |
PAP | 2nd | ||
| 3rd | ||||||
| 4th | ||||||
| 5th | ||||||
| S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937) |
2 January 1985 |
24 February 1987 |
PAP | 6th | ||
 |
Wong Kan Seng MP for Kuo Chuan (until 1988) MP for Toa Payoh GRC (1988–1991) MP for Thomson GRC (1991–1997) MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (from 1997) (born 1946) |
25 February 1987 |
31 March 2007 |
PAP | ||
| 7th | ||||||
| 8th | ||||||
| 9th | ||||||
| 10th | ||||||
| 11th | ||||||
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Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
1 April 2007 |
30 May 2011 |
PAP | ||
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Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
31 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | 12th | |
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Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964) |
1 October 2015 |
23 August 2020 |
PAP | 13th | |
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Indranee Rajah MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1963) |
24 August 2020 |
Incumbent | PAP | 14th | |
List of deputy leaders of the House
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took office | Left office | Party | Parliament | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948) |
1 April 2002 |
31 March 2007 |
PAP | 10th | |
| 11th | ||||||
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Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958) |
1 April 2007 |
30 May 2011 |
PAP | ||
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Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961) |
31 May 2011 |
30 September 2015 |
PAP | 12th | |
 |
Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976) |
1 October 2015 |
23 August 2020 |
PAP | 13th | |
| Zaqy Mohamad MP for Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC (born 1974) |
24 August 2020 |
Incumbent | PAP | 14th | ||
References
- 1 2 "LEADER OF THE HOUSE". Parliament of Singapore.
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