Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)

Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Singapore
Workers' Party Logo
Incumbent Low Thia Khiang since 2001
Appointer	Central Committee of Workers' Party of Singapore
Term length	While leader of the second largest political party represented in the parliament not in government.
Inaugural holder	Lee Kuan Yew (Legislative Assembly 1955)
Formation	6 April 1955

The Leader of the Opposition of Singapore is usually the second largest political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore. During the 1955 Legislative Assembly election, Lee Kuan Yew was the de facto Leader of Opposition, as the People's Action Party was the second largest political party represented in the Legislative Assembly.

The current de facto Leader of Opposition is Low Thia Khiang of Workers' Party of Singapore.

List of Opposition Leaders

No	Name	Picture	Born-Died	Took Office	Left Office	Political Party
1	Lee Kuan Yew	Lee Kuan Yew in the 1960s	1923–	1955	1959	Template:PAP
2	Lim Yew Hock		1914–1984	1959	1963	Singapore People's Alliance
No Leader of the Opposition during 1963-1965, as the BS leaders are not represented in the Parliament of Singapore.
No Leader of the Opposition during 1965–1981, as there is no elected Opposition in the Parliament of Singapore.
3	Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam		1926–2008	1981	1986
4	Chiam See Tong		1935–	1986	1994	Singapore Democratic Party
				1994	2001	Singapore People's Party
5	Low Thia Khiang		1956–	2001

See also

• Leader of the Opposition