Leader of the House (Singapore)

Leader of the House
Ketua Dewan 众议院领袖 சபைத் தலைவர்
Incumbent Indranee Rajah since 24 August 2020
Parliament of Singapore
Style	Leader of the House (informal) The Honourable (formal)
Appointer	Prime Minister
Term length	No term limit
Formation	5 June 1959; 62 years ago (1959-06-05)
First holder	Toh Chin Chye

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The leader of the house in the Parliament of Singapore is responsible for arranging government business and the legislative program of Parliament.^[1] The leader of the house is appointed by the prime minister. They initiate motions concerning the business of the House during sittings, such as actions to be taken on procedural matters and extending sitting times.^[1]

The incumbent leader of the house is Indranee Rajah and the deputy leader of the house is Zaqy Mohamad.

List of leaders of the house[]

Portrait	Leader of the House	Party	Took office	Left office	Parliament
	Toh Chin Chye MP for Rochor (1921–2012)	People's Action Party	5 June 1959	15 April 1968	2nd Legislative Assembly
					3rd Legislative Assembly
					1st Parliament
	Edmund William Barker MP for Tanglin (1920–2001)	People's Action Party	16 April 1968	1 January 1985	2nd Parliament
					3rd Parliament
					4th Parliament
					5th Parliament
	S. Dhanabalan MP for Kallang (born 1937)	People's Action Party	2 January 1985	24 February 1987	6th Parliament
	Wong Kan Seng MP for Kuo Chuan (until 1988) MP for Toa Payoh GRC (1988-1991) MP for Thomson GRC (1991-1997) MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (from 1997) (born 1946)	People's Action Party	25 February 1987	31 March 2007
					7th Parliament
					8th Parliament
					9th Parliament
					10th Parliament
					11th Parliament
	Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	People's Action Party	1 April 2007	30 May 2011
	Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	People's Action Party	31 May 2011	30 September 2015	12th Parliament
	Grace Fu MP for Yuhua SMC (born 1964)	People's Action Party	1 October 2015	23 August 2020	13th Parliament
	Indranee Rajah MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1963)	People's Action Party	24 August 2020	Incumbent	14th Parliament

List of deputy leaders of the house[]

Portrait	Deputy Leader of the House	Party	Took office	Left office	Parliament	Leader of the House
	Mah Bow Tan MP for Tampines GRC (born 1948)	People's Action Party	1 April 2002	31 March 2007	10th Parliament	Wong Kan Seng
					11th Parliament
	Ng Eng Hen MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (born 1958)	People's Action Party	1 April 2007	30 May 2011		Mah Bow Tan
	Heng Chee How MP for Whampoa SMC (born 1961)	People's Action Party	31 May 2011	30 September 2015	12th Parliament	Ng Eng Hen
	Desmond Lee MP for Jurong GRC (born 1976)	People's Action Party	1 October 2015	23 June 2020	13th Parliament	Grace Fu
	Zaqy Mohamad MP for Marsiling Yew-Tee GRC (born 1974)	People's Action Party	24 August 2020	Incumbent	14th Parliament	Indranee Rajah

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