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5th Parliament Of Singapore
The 5th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. It commenced its first and only session on 3 February 1981 and was dissolved on 4 December 1984. The members of the 5th Parliament were elected in the 1980 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng Yeoh Ghim Seng ( zh, s=杨锦成, poj=Iôⁿ Gím-sêng, p=Yáng Jǐnchéng, first=s,poj,p) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1989. He is one of the longest-serving speakers o .... Composition Members This is the list of members of the 5th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1980 general election. Changes in members By-elections Vacated seats Progression of government majority and party totals References Parliament of Singapore {{Singapore-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yeoh Ghim Seng
Yeoh Ghim Seng ( zh, s=杨锦成, poj=Iôⁿ Gím-sêng, p=Yáng Jǐnchéng, first=s,poj,p) was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1989. He is one of the longest-serving speakers of any parliament in the world. Yeoh served briefly as the acting president of Singapore between the death of Yusof Ishak on 23 November 1970 and the inauguration of President Benjamin Sheares on 2 January 1971. Early life Yeoh received his early education at St. Michael's Institution in his hometown of Ipoh (in Malaysia) and at Penang Free School. He studied medicine at Cambridge University in the 1940s and was on attachment to hospitals there before becoming a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1950. Career In 1951, Yeoh returned to Malaya to become consultant surgeon to the Singapore General Hospital. When he was appointed professor of surgery at the then University of Malaya in 1955, he was one of the first loca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bedok SMC
Bedok Constituency was a single member constituency in Bedok South, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 general elections by craving a portion from Siglap constituency and continues throughout till prior to 1988 general elections where this constituency along with neighbouring constituencies namely: Kampong Chai Chee and Tanah Merah to form the 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. Members of Parliament Candida .... Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Notes References Brief History on People's Front (Dormant after the 1976's GE) {{Constituencies of Singapore Bedok Singaporean electoral divisions Constituencies established in 1976 Constituencies disestablished in 1988 1976 establishments ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency
Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1997, when it was merged with Leng Kee division of the Tanjong Pagar GRC The Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) in Central and Western Singapore. The five divisions consists: Buona Vista, Queenstown, Moulmein-Cairnhill, Tanjong Pagar- Tiong Bahr .... Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1950s Elections in 1960s Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1990s References Singaporean electoral divisions Bukit Merah {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seah Mui Kok
Seah may refer to: * Seah (surname), a surname in various cultures *Seah (unit), a unit of dry volume of ancient origin used in Jewish law * Seah Holdings, a South Korean conglomerate See also *Seay, a surname *Shea (other) Shea is an Irish surname that is also used in some countries as a gender neutral given name. Shea may refer to: People Surname A–H * Brek Shea (born 1990), American soccer player * Charles W. Shea (1921–1994), United States Army office ... * Siah (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Ho Swee Single Member Constituency
Bukit Ho Swee Constituency (SMC) was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde .... It used to exist from 1968 to 1984. It was carved out from Delta SMC. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s References Singaporean electoral divisions Tiong Bahru {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chai Chong Yii
Chai most often refers to: *Chai, a word for tea in numerous languages, derived from Chinese () *Masala chai, a blend of black tea and herbs and spices, originating in India Chai or CHAI may also refer to: People Names * Chai (surname) (柴), a Chinese surname *Chae, also romanized Chai, a Korean name *Zhai (翟; Chai in Wade–Giles), a different Chinese surname Individuals *Chai (king of Ayutthaya) (ไชย), reigning for nine months in 1656 *Chai Lee, British actress *Chai Patel, British doctor and businessman *Chai Vang, American convicted murderer *Lee Soo-jung, Korean American singer also known by the stage name Chai *Naga Chaitanya, Indian film actor; sometimes nicknamed Chai Places * Chai, Mozambique, also called Chai Chai, a posto of Macomia District in the province of Cabo Delgado, and the site of the opening attack of the Mozambican War of Independence Radio *CHAI-FM, Canadian radio station *ChaiFM, South African radio station *Kol Chai, Israeli radio station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency
Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) is a single member constituency in Bukit Batok of Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988 as Bukit Batok Constituency and was renamed as Bukit Batok Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is Murali Pillai of the People's Action Party (PAP). History In 1972, the constituency was formed from merging parts of Bukit Timah, Chua Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang constituencies and was known as Bukit Batok Constituency. In 2016, incumbent PAP MP, David Ong, resigned due to personal reasons and a by-election was called to replace the empty seat. On 7 May, Murali Pillai won the Bukit Batok by-election against Singapore Democratic Party The Singapore Democratic Party ( abbreviation: SDP) is a politcal party in Singapore. The party was founded on 6 August 1980 by Chiam See Tong. During the 1991 general election, Ling How Doong and Cheo Chai C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ahmad Bin Mohamed Mattar
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet. Etymology The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the verb (''ḥameda'', "to thank or to praise"), non-past participle (). Lexicology As an Arabic name, it has its origins in a Quranic prophecy attributed to Jesus in the Quran which most Islamic scholars concede is about Muhammad. It also shares the same roots as Mahmud, Muhammad and Hamed. In its transliteration, the name has one of the highest number of spelling variations in the world. Though Islamic scholars attribute the name Ahmed to Muhammed, the verse itself is about a Messenger named Ahmed, whilst Muhammed was a Messenger-Prophet. Some Islamic traditions view the name Ahmad as another given name of Muhammad at birth by his mother, considered by Muslims to be the more esoteric name of Muhammad and central to understanding his nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brickworks Single Member Constituency
Brickworks Constituency was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor .... It used to exist from 1976 to 1988. It merged part of Leng Kee and Pasir Panjang. Member of Parliament Elections References Singaporean electoral divisions {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Khoon Choy
Lee Khoon Choy ( zh, c=李炯才, p=Lǐ Jǐongcái 24 January 1924 – 27 February 2016) was a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party, he was the Member of Parliament for Braddell Heights SMC between 1977 and 1984, and Hong Lim SMC between 1965 and 1976. Early life and education Lee was born in 1924 in Butterworth, Penang, and was educated at Yeok Keow Chinese School and Chung Ling High School in George Town, Penang.Chew, Valerie (2008Lee Khoon Choy, National Library Board, Singapore During the Japanese occupation of Penang, he took refuge in his uncle's farm located in a jungle. He left Singapore for London in 1949 to study journalism at Regent Street Polytechnic on a year long scholarship. Career In 1946 Lee commenced a career in journalism in Penang with ''Sin Pin Jit Poh'', then left for Singapore to work for a number of Chinese ('' Sin Chew Jit Poh'', ''Nanyang Siang Pau'') and English (''Singapore Tiger Standard'') newspapers befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency
Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1976 to 1997 and was merged into Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency The Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the central, eastern and north-eastern areas of Singapore. The constituency consists of a section of Bedok, Chai Chee, Geyl ... in 1997. It merged parts of Serangoon Gardens, Thomson, Upper Serangoon, Aljunied and Paya Lebar constituencies together. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1970s Elections in 1980s Elections in 1990s References Singaporean electoral divisions Serangoon {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liew Kok Pun
/ ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in Mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world. Distribution In 2019 劉 was the fourth most common surname in Mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong.中国四百大姓, 袁义达, 邱家儒, Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013 Origin One source is that they descend from the Qí (祁) clan of Emperor Yao. For example the founding emperor of the Han dynasty (one of China's golden ages), Liu Bang (Emperor Gaozu of Han) was a descendant of E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
