Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)
Appearance
Leader of the Opposition of the Republic of Singapore | |
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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 | ||
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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 | no shortcut name given (help) | ||
4 | Chiam See Tong | ![]() |
1935– | 1986 | 1994 | ![]() | ||
1994 | 2001 | ![]() | ||||||
5 | Low Thia Khiang | 1956– | 2001 | no shortcut name given (help) |