7th Parliament of Singapore

7th Parliament of Singapore
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Composition at the start of the 7th Parliament of Singapore
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Singapore
Meeting placeOld Parliament House
Term9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991
Election3 September 1988
GovernmentPeople's Action Party
OppositionWorkers' Party
Singapore Democratic Party
Parliament of Singapore
Members83
SpeakerTan Soo Khoon
Leader of the HouseWong Kan Seng
Prime MinisterLee Kuan Yew (until 1990)
Goh Chok Tong (from 1990)
Leader of the OppositionChiam See Tong
Party controlPAP supermajority
Sessions
1st9 January 1989 – 21 April 1990
2nd7 June 1990 – 29 January 1991
3rd22 February 1991 – 14 August 1991

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.

  1. ^ "Sessions of Parliament". Parliament of Singapore. 8 June 2017.
  2. ^ "List of Former Speakers". Parliament of Singapore. 7 August 2017.