Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)
The Leader of the Opposition is the politician who leads the largest opposition party in Singapore.
| Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Singapore | |
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| Appointer | Central Executive Council of Workers' Party of Singapore |
| Term length | While leader of the largest party not in government |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Kuan Yew (Legislative Assembly 1955) |
| Formation | 6 April 1955 |
| Salary | S$192,500[1] |
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The Leader of the Opposition by convention leads the largest party not within the government: where one party wins outright this is the party leader of the second-largest political party in the Parliament of Singapore. The current Leader of the Opposition is Pritam Singh, Leader of the Workers' Party, who was elected to the leadership of the Workers' Party on 8 April 2018.[2]
Seating in Parliament
The Leader of the Opposition sits on the left side of the Parliament chamber, directly opposite the Prime Minister of Singapore and for a short time in the 13th Parliament, 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 to 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 | .jpg) |
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 | ||
| 3 | Lim Huan Boon[3] |
Barisan Sosialis | 22 October 1963 | 31 December 1965 | 3rd Legislative Assembly 1st Parliament | ||
| – | No Leader of the Opposition during 1966–1968, as Barisan Sosialis leaders were not represented in the legislature. | 1st Parliament | |||||
| No Leader of the Opposition during 1968–1980, as there was no elected Opposition in Parliament. | 2nd Parliament | ||||||
| 3rd Parliament | |||||||
| 4th Parliament | |||||||
| 4 |  |
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam (1926–2008) |
Workers' Party | 22 December 1981 | 4 December 1984 | 5th Parliament | |
| 25 February 1985 | 10 November 1986 | 6th Parliament | |||||
| 5 |  |
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 | |||||
| 6 | Ling How Doong (1934–) |
Singapore Democratic Party | 17 May 1993 | 16 December 1996 | |||
| 7 | |
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 | ||||
| 8 |  |
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 | |||||
| 9 |  |
Pritam Singh (1976–) |
Workers' Party | 8 April 2018 | Incumbent | ||
References
- https://www.ifaq.gov.sg/PSD/apps/fcd_faqmain.aspx
- "Pritam Singh elected new WP chief, succeeding Low Thia Khiang". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- "PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION JANUARY 1966". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 11 April 2020.