| 9th Parliament of Singapore | |||||
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| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House (until 1999) Parliament House (from 1999) | ||||
| Term | 26 May 1997 – 18 October 2001 | ||||
| Election | 2 January 1997 | ||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party Singapore People's Party | ||||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||||
| Members | 93 | ||||
| Speaker | Tan Soo Khoon | ||||
| Leader of the House | Wong Kan Seng | ||||
| Prime Minister | Goh Chok Tong | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Chiam See Tong | ||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||
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The 9th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 26 May 1997 and was prorogued on 8 September 1999. It commenced its second session on 4 October 1999 and was dissolved on 18 October 2001.[1]
The members of the 9th Parliament were elected in the 1997 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2]