List of Speakers of the Parliament of Singapore

Speaker of the Parliament of Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Halimah Yacob since 14 January 2013
Style	Mr Speaker (Male) Mdm Speaker (Female)
Nominator	Lee Hsien Loong
Appointer	Parliament of Singapore With the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term length	For the duration of each parliament; renewable
Inaugural holder	Sir George Oehlers
Formation	5 June 1955
Deputy	Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Salary	S$550,000 annually[1]
Website	www.parliament.gov.sg/speaker-parliament

The wig and ceremonial gown of the Speaker of Parliament on display in Parliament House, Singapore. The Speaker dons the gown during the Opening of Parliament ceremony, but the wearing of the wig was discontinued in 1993.

The speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is the head officer of the Parliament of the Republic of Singapore.

The role of the Speaker in Singapore is similar to that in most Commonwealth legislatures. The Speaker presides over the Parliament and enforces the rules in the Standing Orders of Parliament to allow for the orderly conduct of parliamentary business. The Speaker may or may not be an elected Member of Parliament (MP). Speakers that are MPs must remain impartial and cannot participate in parliamentary debates nor vote on issues and motions in the House.

List of Speakers

A historical list of speakers is set out below:^[2]

#	Speaker	Years of service	Political party (if any)
1	Sir George Oehlers	1955–1963	Non-MP; lawyer[3]
2	Edmund W. Barker	1963–1964	People's Action Party
3	A. P. Rajah	1964–1966	Former MP and lawyer[4]
4	Punch Coomaraswamy	1966–1970	Non-MP; lawyer[5]
5	Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng	1970–1989	People's Action Party
6	Tan Soo Khoon	1989–2002	People's Action Party
7	Abdullah Tarmugi	2002–2011	People's Action Party
8	Michael Palmer[6]	2011–2012	People's Action Party
-	Charles Chong (Acting)	2012–2013	People's Action Party
9	Halimah Yacob[7]	2013–present	People's Action Party

List of Deputy Speakers

The following table contains a list of Deputy Speakers of Parliament:^[2]

Deputy Speaker	Years of service	Political party (if any)
R.C.H. Lim	1955–1959
G. Kandasamy	1959–1961
John Mammen	1961–1963
Dr. Fong Kim Heng	1963–1965
Punch Coomaraswamy	1966	Non-MP
Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng	1968–1970	People's Action Party
Tang See Chim	1972–1981
Hwang Soo Jin	1981–1985
Tan Soo Khoon	1985–1989	People's Action Party
Lim Boon Heng	1989–1991	People's Action Party
Abdullah Tarmugi	1989–1993	People's Action Party
Eugene Yap Giau Cheng	1993–2002	People's Action Party
Lim Hwee Hua	2002–2004	People's Action Party
Chew Heng Ching	2002–2006	People's Action Party
S. Iswaran	2004–2006	People's Action Party
Indranee Rajah Matthias Yao Chih	2006–2011	People's Action Party
Charles Chong[8] Seah Kian Peng	2011–present	People's Action Party

Notes

1. "Speaker of Parliament accepts salary recommendations". Asiaone. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. Speaker of Parliament, Parliament of Singapore, 18 October 2011.
3. Joshua Yeong Jia Chia (26 June 2006), Sir George Edward Noel Oehlers, Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board.
4. Joshua Yeong Jia Chia (28 June 2006), Arumugam Ponnu Rajah, Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board.
5. Bonny Tan (17 April 1999), Punch Coomaraswamy, Singapore Infopedia, National Library Board.
6. Elgin Toh (11 October 2011), "Debate in right spirit: Different views should not stop MPs from closing ranks, says newly elected Michael Palmer", The Straits Times, p. A6; "Michael Palmer sworn in as House Speaker", Today, 11 October 2011, p. 2, archived from the original on 11 October 2011.
7. "Halimah Yacob is Singapore's first woman Speaker of Parliament". Channel Newsasia. 14 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
8. Rachel Chang (18 October 2011), "MPs push for change in Govt–citizen ties: It must boost emotional connection in new landscape, they urge", The Straits Times, pp. A1 & A4 at A4, Before the debate began, two deputy speakers to assist Speaker Michael Palmer were approved by the House. They are Joo Chiat SMC MP Charles Chong and Marine Parade GRC MP Seah Kian Peng.; Esther Ng (18 October 2011), "President's speech sees robust debate: Opposition asks if Government will 'conspicuously focus' on happiness", Today, p. 1, archived from the original on 18 October 2011.