| 7th Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
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| Overview | |||||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||
| Term | 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991 | ||||||
| Election | 3 September 1988 | ||||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Party | ||||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||||
| Members | 83 | ||||||
| Speaker | Tan Soo Khoon | ||||||
| Leader of the House | Wong Kan Seng | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew (until 1990) Goh Chok Tong (from 1990) | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Chiam See Tong | ||||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||||
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The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.[1]
The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.