# 13th Parliament of Singapore

The 13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. The first session commenced on 15 January 2016 and was dissolved on 23 June 2020. The membership was set by the 2015 Singapore General Election on 11 September 2015, and changed twice throughout the term; one was the resignation of Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency MP David Ong in 2016, and the resignation of Marsiling–Yew Tee Group Representation Constituency MP and Speaker Halimah Yacob in 2017.
The 13th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 1 October 2015. The Opposition is led by the Secretary General of the Workers' Party, Pritam Singh. Tan Chuan-Jin, of the People's Action Party, is the Speaker of Parliament as of 11 September 2017. He succeeds Yacob, who resigned as Speaker to contest in the Presidential Elections 2017. Yacob was previously elected as the 9th Speaker of the House during the 12th Parliament on 14 January 2013. It also was the first parliament where only two parties represent the parliament for a full duration of term, and the third time where the situation occurred, following J. B. Jeyaretnam's by-election win in 1981 until 1984, and his vacation of his seat in 1986 until 1988.

## Result of the 2015 Singapore general election

| | People's Action Party | 1,579,183 | 69.86 | 83 | +2 |
| | Workers' Party | 282,143 | 12.48 | 6 | 0 |
| | Singapore Democratic Party | 84,931 | 3.76 | 0 | 0 |
| | National Solidarity Party | 79,826 | 3.53 | 0 | 0 |
| | Reform Party | 59,517 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 |
| | Singaporeans First | 50,867 | 2.25 | 0 | New |
| | Singapore People's Party | 49,107 | 2.17 | 0 | 0 |
| | Singapore Democratic Alliance | 46,550 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 |
| | People's Power Party | 25,475 | 1.13 | 0 | New |
| | Independents | 2,780 | 0.12 | 0 | New |
| Total | Total | 2,260,379 | 100.00 | 89 | +2 |
| Valid votes | Valid votes | 2,260,379 | 97.95 | | |
| Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 47,367 | 2.05 | | |
| Total votes | Total votes | 2,307,746 | 100.00 | | |
| Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 2,462,926 | 93.70 | | |
| Source: Singapore Elections ||||||
The Workers' Party, being the best performing opposition parties were awarded three Non-Constituency Member of Parliament seats in accordance with the Constitution. Lee Li Lian, Dennis Tan, and Leon Perera were appointed as NCMPs, though Lee Li Lian decided not to accept the NCMP post.

## Officeholders
### Speaker

* Speaker:
** Halimah Yacob (People's Action Party; until 7 August 2017)
*** Charles Chong (People's Action Party; 7 August-11 September 2017 as acting speaker)
** Tan Chuan-Jin (People's Action Party; from 11 September 2017)
* Deputy Speakers: Charles Chong and Lim Biow Chuan (People's Action Party; from 25 January 2016)

### Leaders

* Prime Minister: Lee Hsien Loong (People's Action Party)
* Leader of the Opposition:
** Low Thia Khiang (Workers' Party; until 8 April 2018)
** Pritam Singh (Workers' Party; from 8 April 2018)

### House Leaders

* Leader of the House: Grace Fu (People's Action Party)
* Deputy Leader of the House: Desmond Lee (People's Action Party)

### Whips

* Government Whip: Janil Puthucheary (People's Action Party)
* Deputy Government Whip: Sim Ann and Zaqy Mohamad (People's Action Party)

## Members

| Constituency | Division | Member | Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Bedok Reservoir–Punggol | Low Thia Khiang | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Eunos | Pritam Singh | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Kaki Bukit | Muhamad Faisal Manap | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Paya Lebar | Chen Show Mao | Workers' Party |
| Aljunied GRC | Serangoon | Sylvia Lim | Workers' Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Ang Mo Kio–Hougang | Darryl David | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Cheng San–Seletar | Ang Hin Kee | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Jalan Kayu | Intan Azura Mokhtar | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Sengkang South | Gan Thiam Poh | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Teck Ghee | Lee Hsien Loong | People's Action Party |
| Ang Mo Kio GRC | Yio Chu Kang | Koh Poh Koon | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan East | Chong Kee Hiong | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Bishan North | Josephine Teo | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh Central | Ng Eng Hen | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh East | Saktiandi Supaat | People's Action Party |
| Bishan–Toa Payoh GRC | Toa Payoh West | Chee Hong Tat | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Batok SMC | Bukit Batok SMC | Murali Pillai | People's Action Party |
| Bukit Panjang SMC | Bukit Panjang SMC | Teo Ho Pin | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Bukit Gombak | Low Yen Ling | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Chua Chu Kang | Gan Kim Yong | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Keat Hong | Zaqy Mohamad | People's Action Party |
| Chua Chu Kang GRC | Nanyang | Yee Chia Hsing | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Bedok | Lim Swee Say | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Changi–Simei | Jessica Tan | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Kampong Chai Chee | Lee Yi Shyan | People's Action Party |
| East Coast GRC | Siglap | Maliki Osman | People's Action Party |
| Fengshan SMC | Fengshan SMC | Cheryl Chan | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Bukit Timah | Sim Ann | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Cashew | Vivian Balakrishnan | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Ulu Pandan | Christopher de Souza | People's Action Party |
| Holland–Bukit Timah GRC | Zhenghua | Liang Eng Hwa | People's Action Party |
| Hong Kah North SMC | Hong Kah North SMC | Amy Khor | People's Action Party |
| Hougang SMC | Hougang SMC | Png Eng Huat | Workers' Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Kampong Glam | Denise Phua | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Kolam Ayer | Yaacob Ibrahim | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Kreta Ayer–Kim Seng | Lily Neo | People's Action Party |
| Jalan Besar GRC | Whampoa | Heng Chee How | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Bukit Batok East | Rahayu Mahzam | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Clementi | Tan Wu Meng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Jurong Central | Ang Wei Neng | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Jurong Spring | Desmond Lee | People's Action Party |
| Jurong GRC | Taman Jurong | Tharman Shanmugaratnam | People's Action Party |
| MacPherson SMC | MacPherson SMC | Tin Pei Ling | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Braddell Heights | Seah Kian Peng | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Geylang Serai | Fatimah Lateef | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Joo Chiat | Edwin Tong | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Kembangan–Chai Chee | Tan Chuan-Jin | People's Action Party |
| Marine Parade GRC | Marine Parade | Goh Chok Tong | People's Action Party |
| Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | Limbang | Lawrence Wong | People's Action Party |
| Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | Marsiling | Vacant | People's Action Party |
| Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | Woodgrove | Ong Teng Koon | People's Action Party |
| Marsiling–Yew Tee GRC | Yew Tee | Alex Yam | People's Action Party |
| Mountbatten SMC | Mountbatten SMC | Lim Biow Chuan | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Chong Pang | K. Shanmugam | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Kebun Baru | Henry Kwek | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon Central | Muhammad Faishal Ibrahim | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon East | Louis Ng | People's Action Party |
| Nee Soon GRC | Nee Soon South | Lee Bee Wah | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris East | Zainal Sapari | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Pasir Ris West | Teo Chee Hean | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol Coast | Janil Puthucheary | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol North | Ng Chee Meng | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Punggol West | Sun Xueling | People's Action Party |
| Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC | Sengkang Central | Teo Ser Luck | People's Action Party |
| Pioneer SMC | Pioneer SMC | Cedric Foo | People's Action Party |
| Potong Pasir SMC | Potong Pasir SMC | Sitoh Yih Pin | People's Action Party |
| Punggol East SMC | Punggol East SMC | Charles Chong | People's Action Party |
| Radin Mas SMC | Radin Mas SMC | Sam Tan | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Admiralty | Vikram Nair | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Canberra | Lim Wee Kiak | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Gambas | Ong Ye Kung | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Sembawang | Khaw Boon Wan | People's Action Party |
| Sembawang GRC | Woodlands | Amrin Amin | People's Action Party |
| Sengkang West SMC | Sengkang West SMC | Lam Pin Min | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Central | Heng Swee Keat | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines Changkat | Desmond Choo | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines East | Cheng Li Hui | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines North | Baey Yam Keng | People's Action Party |
| Tampines GRC | Tampines West | Masagos Zulkifli | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Buona Vista | Chan Chun Sing | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Henderson–Dawson | Joan Pereira | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Moulmein–Cairnhill | Melvin Yong | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Queenstown | Chia Shi-Lu | People's Action Party |
| Tanjong Pagar GRC | Tanjong Pagar–Tiong Bahru | Indranee Rajah | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Ayer Rajah | Foo Mee Har | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Boon Lay | Patrick Tay | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | Telok Blangah | Lim Hng Kiang | People's Action Party |
| West Coast GRC | West Coast | S. Iswaran | People's Action Party |
| Yuhua SMC | Yuhua SMC | Grace Fu | People's Action Party |
| Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Leon Perera | Workers' Party |
| Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Dennis Tan | Workers' Party |
| Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Non-constituency Members of Parliament | Daniel Goh | Workers' Party |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Azmoon Ahmad | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Chia Yong Yong | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Thomas Chua Kee Seng | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Ganesh Rajaram | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Kok Heng Leun | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Kuik Shiao-Yin | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Mahdev Mohan | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Randolph Tan Gee Kwang | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | K. Thanaletchimi | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Arasu Duraisamy | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Douglas Foo | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Ho Wee San | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Lim Sun Sun | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Abbas Ali Mohamed Irshad | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Anthea Ong | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Irene Quay Siew Ching | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Walter Edgar Theseira | Independent |
| Nominated Members of Parliament | Nominated Members of Parliament | Yip Pin Xiu | Independent |

## Committees
### Select committees
#### Committee of selection

Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee of selection selects and nominates members to the various sessional and select committees. The committee consisted of seven other members:
* Chan Chun Sing
* Cedric Foo
* Grace Fu
* Indranee Rajah
* Masagos Zulkifli
* Ong Ye Kung
* Pritam Singh

#### Committee of privileges

The committee of privileges looks into any complaint alleging breaches of parliamentary privilege. Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
* Chen Show Mao
* Grace Fu
* Indranee Rajah
* Maliki Osman
* Seah Kian Peng
* K. Shanmugam
* Edwin Tong

#### Estimates committee

The estimates committee examines the Government's budget and reports what economies, improvements in organisation, efficiency or administrative reforms consistent with the policy underlying the estimates, may be effected and suggests the form in which the estimates shall be presented to Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members:
* Foo Mee Har (Chairperson)
* Chia Shi-Lu
* Cheng Li Hui
* Darryl David
* Christopher de Souza
* Daniel Goh
* Lee Yi Shyan
* Alex Yam

#### House committee

The house committee looks after the comfort and convenience of Members of Parliament and advises the Speaker on these matters. Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
* Amrin Amin
* Gan Thiam Poh
* Henry Kwek
* Low Yen Ling
* Faisal Manap
* Sun Xueling
* Yee Chia Hsing

#### Public accounts committee

The public accounts committee examines various accounts of the Government showing the appropriation of funds granted by Parliament to meet public expenditure, as well as other accounts laid before Parliament. The committee consisted of eight members:
* Jessica Tan (Chairperson)
* Ang Hin Kee
* Ang Wei Neng
* Liang Eng Hwa
* Lim Wee Kiak
* Leon Perera
* Tin Pei Ling
* Zainal Sapari

#### Public petitions committee

The public petitions committee deals with public petitions received by the House. Its function is to consider petitions referred to the Committee and to report to the House. Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of seven other members:
* Cheryl Chan
* Janil Puthucheary
* Desmond Lee
* Louis Ng
* Denise Phua
* Dennis Tan
* Melvin Yong

#### Standing orders committee

The standing orders committee reviews the Standing Orders from time to time and recommends amendments and reports to the House on all matters relating to them. Chaired by Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin, the committee consisted of nine other members:
* Charles Chong (Deputy Speaker)
* Lim Biow Chuan (Deputy Speaker)
* Chan Chun Sing
* Desmond Choo
* Grace Fu
* Joan Pereira
* Png Eng Huat
* Rahayu Mahzam
* Patrick Tay

### Government Parliamentary Committees

Mooted by then-Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong in 1987, government parliamentary committees (GPCs) are set up by the governing People's Action Party to scrutinise the legislation and programmes of the various Ministries. They also serve as an additional channel of feedback on government policies.
Current members of the Government Parliamentary Committees as of 4 May 2018 :
| Government Parliamentary Committee | Member of Parliament |
| Communications and Information ||
| Chairperson | Cedric Foo |
| Deputy Chairperson | Tin Pei Ling |
| Members | Darryl David Ong Teng Koon Rahayu Mahzam Teo Ho Pin Teo Ser Luck Vikram Nair |
| Culture, Community and Youth ||
| Chairperson | Lim Wee Kiak |
| Deputy Chairperson | Darryl David |
| Members | Joan Pereira Henry Kwek Lee Yi Shyan Saktiandi Supaat Alex Yam Yee Chia Hsing |
| Defence and Foreign Affairs ||
| Chairperson | Vikram Nair |
| Deputy Chairperson | Joan Pereira |
| Members | Charles Chong Chong Kee Hiong Fatimah Abdul Lateef Henry Kwek Seah Kian Peng Teo Ho Pin |
| Education ||
| Chairperson | Denise Phua |
| Deputy Chairperson | Intan Azura Mokhtar |
| Members | Ang Wei Neng Cheng Li Hui Foo Mee Har Lim Wee Kiak Murali Pillai Zainal Sapari |
| Environment and Water Resources (including Climate Change) ||
| Chairperson | Lee Bee Wah |
| Deputy Chairperson | Gan Thiam Poh |
| Members | Amrin Amin Cheng Li Hui Chia Shi-Lu Liang Eng Hwa Louis Ng |
| Finance and Trade and Industry ||
| Chairperson | Liang Eng Hwa |
| Deputy Chairperson | Teo Ser Luck |
| Members | Cedric Foo Cheryl Chan Desmond Choo Foo Mee Har Henry Kwek Saktiandi Supaat |
| Health (including Ageing and Silver Generation Office) ||
| Chairperson | Chia Shi-Lu |
| Deputy Chairperson | Lily Neo |
| Members | Charles Chong Christopher de Souza Fatimah Abdul Lateef Joan Pereira Melvin Yong Murali Pillai Tin Pei Ling |
| Home Affairs and Law ||
| Chairperson | Christopher de Souza |
| Deputy Chairperson | Murali Pillai |
| Members | Desmond Choo Jessica Tan Louis Ng Rahayu Mahzam Patrick Tay Sitoh Yih Pin |
| Manpower ||
| Chairperson | Patrick Tay |
| Deputy Chairperson | Zainal Sapari |
| Members | Cheryl Chan Chong Kee Hiong Intan Azura Mokhtar Jessica Tan Lee Yi Shyan Lim Biow Chuan Yee Chia Hsing |
| National Development (including Municipal Services Office) ||
| Chairperson | Alex Yam |
| Deputy Chairperson | Chong Kee Hiong |
| Members | Cheryl Chan Gan Thiam Poh Lee Bee Wah Louis Ng Ong Teng Koon Saktiandi Supaat |
| Social and Family Development (including National Population and Talent Division) ||
| Chairperson | Seah Kian Peng |
| Deputy Chairperson | Rahayu Mahzam |
| Members | Ang Hin Kee Darryl David Denise Phua Lily Neo Melvin Yong Tan Wu Meng |
| Transport ||
| Chairperson | Sitoh Yih Pin |
| Deputy Chairperson | Ang Hin Kee |
| Members | Ang Wei Neng Cheng Li Hui Intan Azura Mokhtar Lim Biow Chuan Melvin Yong Sun Xueling Yee Chia Hsing |