14th Parliament of Singapore
Current Parliament of Singapore
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| 2024 | Lawrence Wong succeeds Lee Hsien Loong as Prime Minister, signaling a leadership transition. |
| August 2 2023 | Seah Kian Peng was appointed and sworn in as the 11th Speaker of Singapore during the parliament sitting. |
| July 17 2023 | Jessica Tan became Acting Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore after Tan Chuan-Jin's resignation due to revelations of an extramarital affair. |
| 2020 | General election held, resulting in 93 elected MPs and two Non-constituency Members of Parliament (NCMPs) appointed to Parliament. |
| 2020 | 14th parliamentary term marks further changes, with Pritam Singh as Opposition Leader and significant party composition shifts. |
| 2020 | In the general election, the Workers' Party made historic political gains by winning multiple constituencies, including Hougang SMC, Aljunied GRC, and the newly created Sengkang GRC - the first time more than one GRC was won by an opposition party. |
| August 24 2020 | The Fourteenth Parliament of Singapore commenced its term. |
| August 24 2020 | First sitting of the 14th Parliament takes place, which will be automatically dissolved on 24 August 2025 unless dissolved earlier. |
| August 14 2020 | Indranee Rajah appointed as Leader of the House, taking over the role and responsible for arranging government business and legislative programme of the Parliament of Singapore. |
| April 8 2018 | Pritam Singh took over as the Leader of Opposition upon being elected as Workers' Party's new secretary-general. |
| September 11 2017 | Tan Chuan-Jin was appointed Minister for Social and Family Development. |
| July 2017 | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong lifted the party whip during a parliamentary debate concerning a public dispute between himself and his siblings over their late father Lee Kuan Yew's 38 Oxley Road bungalow. |
| 2012 | MP's annual allowances reduced to $192,500. |
| 2011 | 12th parliamentary term sees increased opposition representation with 6 Workers' Party members and 2 NCMPs. |
| November 2010 | Party whip was lifted during Parliamentary vote on changes to the Maintenance of Parents Act, including mandatory mediation sessions for parents and children in disputes. |
| July 1 2010 | NMPs became a permanent feature in Parliament, removing the previous requirement to decide on their appointment within six months after each general election. |
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