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
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on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.
The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the
1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a
People's Action Party
The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...
majority, led by
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...
who subsequently handed over to
Goh Chok Tong
Goh Chok Tong (; born 20 May 1941) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1990 and 2004, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party between 1992 and 2004. He was the Member of Parliament (M ...
. The Speaker was
Tan Soo Khoon
Tan Soo Khoon ( zh, c=陈树群, p=Chén Shùqún; born 1 September 1949) is a Singaporean former politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1989 and 2001.
Education
Tan attended the Anglo-Chinese School before gr ...
.
The ''de facto''
Leader of the Opposition was
Chiam See Tong
Chiam See Tong (; born 12 March 1935) is a Singaporean retired politician and lawyer who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Potong Pasir SMC between 1984 and 2011. He was one of the two opposition MPs in Parliament.
Lawyer by profess ...
of the
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 Chen won Bukit Gombak SMC and Ne ...
.
Composition
Members
Elected Members of Parliament
This is the list of members of the 7th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1988 general election.
Non-Constituency Members of Parliament
Two Non-constituency Member of Parliament seats were allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
Nominated Members of Parliament
The Nominated Members of Parliament scheme came into force on 10 September 1990 with the first NMPs being appointed on 22 November 1990.
Changes in members
Seat vacations
Appointments
Progression of government majority and party totals
Reference
Parliament of Singapore
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