Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)

Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Pritam Singh since 8 April 2018
Appointer	Central Executive Council of Workers' Party of Singapore
Term length	While leader of the second largest political party represented in the parliament not in government.
Inaugural holder	Lee Kuan Yew (Legislative Assembly 1955)
Formation	6 April 1955

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The Leader of the Opposition of Singapore is usually the leader of the second largest political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore. During the 1955 Legislative Assembly election, the late Lee Kuan Yew was the de facto Leader of the Opposition, as the People's Action Party was then the second largest political party represented in the Legislative Assembly.

The current de facto Leader of Opposition is Pritam Singh of the Workers' Party of Singapore.^[1]

Seating in Parliament

The Leader of the Opposition sits on the left side of the Parliament chamber, directly opposite the Prime Minister of Singapore.

However in the 13th Parliament, the Leader of the Opposition sits directly opposite the Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore.

Salary and Remuneration

The Leader of the Opposition does not draw a salary from this post. He is entitled the same salary and remuneration with the rest of the members of Parliament.

List of Opposition Leaders

#	Leader of the Opposition		Party		Took office	Left office	Parliament
1		Lee Kuan Yew (1923–2015)		People's Action Party	22 April 1955	31 March 1959	1st Legislative Assembly
2		Lim Yew Hock (1914–1984)		Singapore People's Alliance	1 July 1959	3 September 1963	2nd Legislative Assembly
–	No Leader of the Opposition during 1963–1968, as Barisan Sosialis leaders were not represented in the legislature.						3rd Legislative Assembly
							1st Parliament
	No Leader of the Opposition during 1968–1980, as there was no elected Opposition in Parliament.						2nd Parliament
							3rd Parliament
							4th Parliament
3		Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (1926–2008)		Workers' Party	October 1981	4 December 1984	5th Parliament
					25 February 1985	10 November 1986	6th Parliament
4		Chiam See Tong (1935–)		Singapore Democratic Party	10 November 1986	17 August 1988
					9 January 1989	14 August 1991	7th Parliament
					6 January 1992	17 May 1993	8th Parliament
5		Ling How Doong (1934–)		Singapore Democratic Party	17 May 1993	16 December 1996
(4)		Chiam See Tong (1935–)		Singapore People's Party	26 May 1997	18 October 2001	9th Parliament
				Singapore Democratic Alliance	25 March 2002	20 April 2006	10th Parliament
6		Low Thia Khiang (1956–)		Workers' Party	2 November 2006	19 April 2011	11th Parliament
					10 October 2011	25 August 2015	12th Parliament
					15 January 2016	8 April 2018	13th Parliament
7		Pritam Singh (1976–)		Workers' Party	8 April 2018	Incumbent

References

See also

• Leader of the Opposition