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Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

Index Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is the head officer of the Parliament of the Republic of Singapore. [1]

55 relations: Abdullah Tarmugi, Bedok Group Representation Constituency, Brickworks Group Representation Constituency, Charles Chong, Chief Justice of Singapore, Commonwealth of Nations, Constitution of Singapore, East Coast Group Representation Constituency, Edmund W. Barker, Farrer Park, General elections in Singapore, George Oehlers, Halimah Yacob, Indranee Rajah, Joo Chiat Road, Jurong Group Representation Constituency, Lim Biow Chuan, Lim Boon Heng, Lim Hwee Hua, List of members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore, Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency, Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency, Matthias Yao, Michael Palmer (politician), National Library Board, Order of succession, Parliament of Singapore, Point of order, Powers of the President of Singapore, President of Singapore, Presidential elections in Singapore, Prime Minister of Singapore, Punggol East Single Member Constituency, S. Iswaran, Singapore, Speaker (politics), Tan Chuan-Jin, Tan Soo Khoon, Tanglin, The Straits Times, Today (Singapore newspaper), Yeoh Ghim Seng, 10th Parliament of Singapore, 11th Parliament of Singapore, 12th Parliament of Singapore, 13th Parliament of Singapore, 1st Parliament of Singapore, 2nd Parliament of Singapore, 3rd Parliament of Singapore, 4th Parliament of Singapore, ..., 5th Parliament of Singapore, 6th Parliament of Singapore, 7th Parliament of Singapore, 8th Parliament of Singapore, 9th Parliament of Singapore. Expand index (5 more) »

Abdullah Tarmugi

Abdullah bin Tarmugi (Jawi: عبدالله بن ترموڬي; born 25 August 1944) is a former Singaporean politician.

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Bedok Group Representation Constituency

Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 勿洛集選區;Simplified Chinese: 勿洛集选区) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bedok, Singapore that existed from 1988 to 1997.

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Brickworks Group Representation Constituency

Brickworks Group Representation Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 磚廠集選區; Simplified Chinese: 砖厂集选区) is a defunct Group Representation Constituency in Bukit Merah, Queenstown and Clementi, Singapore from 1988 to 1997.

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Charles Chong

Charles Chong You Fook (born 24 June 1953) is a Singaporean politician.

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Chief Justice of Singapore

The Chief Justice of Singapore is the highest post in the judicial system of Singapore.

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Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Constitution of Singapore

The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore.

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East Coast Group Representation Constituency

East Coast Group Representation Constituency (Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan East Coast; ஈஸ்ட் கோஸ்ட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency in the eastern area of Singapore.

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Edmund W. Barker

Edmund William Barker, DUNU (First Class), SPMJ, (1 December 1920 – 12 April 2001, often referred to as "Edmund W. Barker", "E. W. Barker" or "Eddie Barker") was a politician and lawyer from Singapore.

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Farrer Park

Farrer Park is a subzone of the Rochor planning area in the Central Region of Singapore, bounded by Serangoon Road, Rangoon Road, Race Course Road, Northumberland Road, Tekka Lane and Bukit Timah Road.

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General elections in Singapore

General elections in Singapore must be held within three months after five years have elapsed from the date of the first sitting of a particular Parliament of Singapore.

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George Oehlers

Sir George Edward Noel Oehlers, OBE (1 April 1908 – 26 October 1968) was a Singaporean lawyer, politician and public administrator.

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Halimah Yacob

Halimah binti Yacob (Jawi: حليمة بنت يعقوب; born 23 August 1954) is a Singaporean politician who is the current President of Singapore.

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Indranee Rajah

Indranee Thurai Rajah (இந்திராணி இராஜா; born 12 April 1963), is a Singaporean politician and lawyer.

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Joo Chiat Road

Joo Chiat Road is an arterial road and a residential conservation area in the eastern part of Singapore, and is located between Geylang Serai and Marine Parade Road.

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Jurong Group Representation Constituency

Jurong Group Representation Constituency (Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Jurong; ஜூரோங் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency located in the western area of Singapore.

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Lim Biow Chuan

Lim Biow Chuan (born 22 May 1963) is a Singaporean Member of Parliament (MP) who represents Mountbatten.

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Lim Boon Heng

Lim Boon Heng (born 18 November 1947) is the chairman of Temasek Holdings and a former Singaporean politician.

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Lim Hwee Hua

Lim Hwee Hua (Tan;; born 26 February 1959) is a Singaporean private equity investor and former politician.

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List of members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore

In the Republic of Singapore, a Member of Parliament (MP) is a representative to the legislature of Singapore.

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Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency

Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Marine Parade; மரீன் பரேட் குழுத்தொகுதி) is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore.

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Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency

Marsiling-Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency (Kawasan Undi Perwakilan Berkumpulan Marsiling-Yew Tee; மார்சிலிங்–இயூ டீ குழுத் தொகுதி) is a four-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in the north-western part of Singapore.

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Matthias Yao

Matthias Yao Chih (born 12 January 1956) is a former politician from Singapore.

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Michael Palmer (politician)

Michael Anthony Palmer (born 14 July 1968) is a Singaporean lawyer and former politician.

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National Library Board

The National Library Board (Abbreviation: NLB;; Malay: Lembaga Perpustakaan Negara; தேசிய நூலக வாரியம்) is a statutory board of the Ministry of Communications and Information, Singapore.

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Order of succession

An order of succession is the sequence of those entitled to hold a high office such as head of state or an honour such as a title of nobility in the order in which they stand in line to it when it becomes vacated.

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Parliament of Singapore

The Parliament of the Republic of Singapore and the President jointly make up the legislature of Singapore, which is based on the Westminster system.

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Point of order

In parliamentary procedure, a point of order is when someone draws attention to a rules violation in a meeting of a deliberative assembly.

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Powers of the President of Singapore

The powers of the President of Singapore are divided into those which the largely ceremonial President may exercise at his own discretion, and those he must exercise in accordance with the advice of the Cabinet of Singapore or of a Minister acting under the general authority of the Cabinet.

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President of Singapore

The President of the Republic of Singapore is the country's head of state.

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Presidential elections in Singapore

Presidential elections in Singapore, in which the President of Singapore is directly elected by popular vote, were introduced through amendments to the Constitution of Singapore in 1991.

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Prime Minister of Singapore

The Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore (Perdana Menteri Republik Singapura; 新加坡共和國總理;, pinyin: Xīnjiāpō gònghéguó zǒnglǐ; சிங்கப்பூர் குடியரசின் பிரதமர், Ciṅkappūr kuṭiyaraciṉ piratamar) is the head of the government of the Republic of Singapore, and the most powerful person in Singapore.

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Punggol East Single Member Constituency

Punggol East Single Member Constituency (Kawasan Undi Perseorangan Punggol East; பொங்கோல் ஈஸ்ட் தனித்தொகுதி) is a Single Member Constituency located in the north-eastern area of Singapore.

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S. Iswaran

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Singapore

Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign city-state and island country in Southeast Asia.

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Speaker (politics)

The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair.

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Tan Chuan-Jin

Tan Chuan-Jin (born 10 January 1969) is a Singaporean politician and the 10th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.

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Tan Soo Khoon

Tan Soo Khoon (born September 1, 1949) is a former Singaporean politician and Member of Parliament.

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Tanglin

Tanglin is a planning area located within the Central Region of Singapore.

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The Straits Times

The Straits Times is an English-language daily broadsheet newspaper based in Singapore currently owned by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH).

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Today (Singapore newspaper)

TODAY is a Singapore English-language digital news provider under MediaCorp Press.

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Yeoh Ghim Seng

Yeoh Ghim Seng BBM JP (22 June 1918 – 3 June 1993) was Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore from 1970 to 1989.

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10th Parliament of Singapore

The 10th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore.

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11th Parliament of Singapore

The 11th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore.

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12th Parliament of Singapore

The 12th Parliament of Singapore was the previous Parliament of Singapore that began on October 10, 2011 and was dissolved on the August 25, 2015.

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13th Parliament of Singapore

The 13th Parliament of Singapore is the current Parliament of Singapore that began on 15 January 2016.

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1st Parliament of Singapore

The 1st Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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2nd Parliament of Singapore

The 2nd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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3rd Parliament of Singapore

The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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4th Parliament of Singapore

The 4th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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5th Parliament of Singapore

The 5th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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6th Parliament of Singapore

The 6th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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7th Parliament of Singapore

The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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8th Parliament of Singapore

The 8th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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9th Parliament of Singapore

The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore.

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Redirects here:

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore, List of Speakers of the Parliament of Singapore, Speaker of Parliament (Singapore).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Parliament_of_Singapore

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