List Of Members Of The 13th Parliament Of Singapore
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The 13th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the legislature of Singapore. The Parliament is
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– all Members of Parliament (MPs) make up a single chamber, and there is no
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or
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. The
Constitution of Singapore The Constitution of the Republic of Singapore is the supreme law of Singapore. A written constitution, the text which took effect on 9 August 1965 is derived from the Constitution of the State of Singapore 1963, provisions of the Federal Const ...
states that the Parliament of Singapore shall consist of eighty-nine members who are elected by the people, up to nine Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) and up to nine
Nominated Members of Parliament A Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) is a member of the Parliament of Singapore who is appointed by the president. They are not affiliated to any political party and do not represent any constituency. There are currently nine NMPs in the P ...
(NMPs), following changes to the Constitution enacted on 26 April 2010.; . See also . After the 2015 general election, 89 MPs were elected. and three NCMPs were appointed (or, in the terms of the Parliamentary Elections Act, declared elected) to Parliament. However,
Lee Li Lian Lee Li Lian (; born 19 July 1978) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), she was the Member of Parliament for Punggol East SMC between 2013 and 2015. Lee made her political debut in the 2011 general election ...
had decided not to accept the NCMP post, which Parliament would later resolve whether or not to fill the vacated seat.


Elected Members of Parliament

:The names in bold (sorted according to alphabetical order) are the individuals'
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s, except for Indian and Malay persons, where
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are indicated. :Koh Poh Koon is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. :Lee Hsien Loong is also the
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. :Chee Hong Tat is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Ministry of Education. :Ng Eng Hen is also the
Minister for Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...
. :Josephine Teo is also the Minister for Manpower and the Second Minister for Home Affairs. :Teo Ho Pin is also Mayor of the North West District. :Gan Kim Yong is also the
Minister for Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services. Some governments have separate ministers for mental health. Coun ...
. :Low Yen Ling is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Manpower and the Ministry of Education, as well as Mayor of the
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. :Zaqy Mohamad is also Minister of State in the Ministry of National Development and the Ministry of Manpower. :Maliki Osman is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as Mayor of the South East District. :Sim Ann is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, as well as the Deputy Government Whip. :Vivian Balakrishnan is also the
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and the Minister-in-charge of
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. :Amy Khor is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. :Heng Chee How is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. :Denise Phua is also Mayor of the
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. :Desmond Lee is also the Minister for Social and Family Development and the Second Minister for National Development, as well as the Deputy Leader of the House. :Tan Wu Meng is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade and Industry. :Tharman Shanmugaratnam is also the
Deputy Prime Minister A deputy prime minister or vice prime minister is, in some countries, a government minister who can take the position of acting prime minister when the prime minister is temporarily absent. The position is often likened to that of a vice president ...
and the
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. :Goh Chok Tong is conferred the title of Emeritus Senior Minister. :Edwin Tong is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. :Lawrence Wong is also the Minister for National Development and the Second Minister for Finance. :Lim Biow Chuan is also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament. :Faishal Ibrahim is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. :K Shanmugam is also the
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and the Minister for Law. :Janil Puthucheary is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Communications and Information and the Ministry of Transport. :Sun Xueling is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of National Development. :Teo Chee Hean is also the
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and the Coordinating Minister for National Security. :Ng Chee Meng is also
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. :Charles Chong is also the Deputy Speaker of Parliament. :Sam Tan is also Minister of State in the Ministry of Social and Family Development and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as the Deputy Government Whip. :Amrin Amin is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Ministry of Health. :Khaw Boon Wan is also the
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and the
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. :Ong Ye Kung is also the Minister for Education. :Lam Pin Min is also Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport. :Baey Yam Keng is also Senior Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. :Desmond Choo is also Mayor of the North East District. :Heng Swee Keat is also the
Minister for Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", ...
. :Masagos Zulkifli is also the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources and the
Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs The Minister-in-Charge of Muslim Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Singapore that oversees policies and issues related to the Muslim community in Singapore. The minister-in-charge of muslim affairs also oversee the ''Administration of M ...
. :Chan Chun Sing is also the Minister for Trade and Industry and the Minister-in-charge of the Public Service Division, as well as the Government Whip. :Indranee Rajah is also
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, the Second Minister for Finance and the Second Minister for Education. :S Iswaran is also the Minister for Communications and Information and the Minister-in-charge of Trade Relations in the Ministry of Trade and Industry. :Grace Fu is also the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and the Minister-in-charge of the
Municipal Services Office The Municipal Services Office (MSO) ( ms, Pejabat Perkhidmatan Perbandaran; ; ta, நகராட்சி சேவைகள் அலுவலகத்தின்) is a coordinating office under the Ministry of National Development of the Go ...
, as well as the Leader of the House.


Non-constituency Members of Parliament

:The names in bold (sorted according to alphabetical order) are the individuals'
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s. :Daniel Goh was separately elected as an NCMP on 4 February 2016.


Nominated Members of Parliament

The first table reflected consists of nine nominated members listed below were presented the instruments of appointment on 22 March 2016 and subsequently sworn in on 24 March 2016. :The names in bold (sorted according to alphabetical order) are the individuals'
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
s, except for Indian and Malay persons, where
personal names A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, ...
are indicated. The nominated members listed below were the second batch of members who presented the instruments of appointment on 26 September 2018 and subsequently sworn in on 1 October 2018. :The names in bold (sorted according to alphabetical order) are the individuals'
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
s, except for Indian and Malay persons, where
personal names A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, ...
are indicated.


See also

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* Lists of members of parliament in Singapore


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