Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Chiam See Tong (Chinese: 詹时中; pinyin: Zhān Shízhōng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiam Sî-tiong; born 12 March 1935) [2] is a Singaporean retired politician, lawyer, secretary-general of SDP between 1980 and 1993, secretary-general of SPP between 2011 and 2019 and the chairman of SDA between 2001 and 2011 and Leader of the Opposition between 1986 and 1993 and between 1997 and 2006.
Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and his cabinet. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon. [2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong until he resigned as secretary-general of the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993, [3] and was replaced by Ling How Doong, chairman ...
The constituency's most famous MP is Mr Chiam See Tong, who currently leads the Singapore People's Party.Back when he was with the Singapore Democratic Party, he defeated the People's Action Party's candidate, Mah Bow Tan (who would later become a Cabinet Minister and MP for Tampines GRC) in the 1984 general election, as well as other candidates such as Sitoh Yih Pin and Andy Gan Lai Chiang.
Prior to entering politics in 1992, upon Chiam See Tong's invitation to join the SDP, Chee was a lecturer at the National University of Singapore. Chee subsequently succeeded Chiam as the party's secretary-general after Chiam, whom Chee and the rest of the party's leadership have had a number of disagreements with, left the party.
Chiam See Tong: Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: 6th: 1 J.B. Jeyaretnam: Anson SMC: Workers' Party: 1988: Chiam See Tong: Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: 7th: 2 1991: Cheo Chai Chen: Nee Soon Central SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: 8th: N/A Chiam See Tong: Potong Pasir SMC: Singapore Democratic Party: Ling How Doong ...
Goh Chok Tong ; Ong Teng Cheong ; Leader of the Opposition: J. B. Jeyaretnam , until 10 November 1986; Chiam See Tong , from 10 November 1986; Leader of the House: S. Dhanabalan , until 24 February 1987; Wong Kan Seng , from 25 February 1987; Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Lee Yiok Seng
Chiam See Tong Benjamin Pwee Wilfred Leung Jimmy Lee Mohamad Hamim Aliyas: Nominated: Chiam See Tong was an incumbent in Potong Pasir SMC, Mohamad Hamim Aliyas contested Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC in 2006, while the rest were new candidates. Reform Party: NA: Withdrew interest [3] In favour of SPP Singapore Democratic Alliance: NA: Withdrawn [4 ...
The 10th Parliament is controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and members of the cabinet, which assumed power on 3 November 2001, and later led by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who assumed power on 12 August 2004. The Opposition is led by the Mr Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Alliance.