1st Parliament of Singapore

1st Parliament of Singapore
Majority parliament
8 December 1965 – 8 February 1968
House
Speaker of Parliament
  • A P Rajah
    8 December 1965–1966
  • Punch Coomaraswamy
    1966–8 February 1968
Prime
Minister
Leader of the
Opposition
  • –
Sessions
1st Session
8 December 1965–8 February 1968
Cabinets
1st Cabinet
Lee Kuan Yew
8 December 1965–8 February 1968
Parliamentarians
ElectedNCMPNominated
51––
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The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 8 December 1965 and was dissolved on 8 February 1968.[1]

The members of the 1st Parliament had been elected in the 1963 general election to the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Singapore, which was renamed as the Parliament of Singapore following Singapore's independence in 1965. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speakers were A P Rajah and Punch Coomaraswamy.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.
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