Low Thia Khiang

Low Thia Khiang
刘程强
8th Leader of the Opposition
In office
2 November 2006 – 8 April 2018
Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong
Preceded byJ.B. Jeyaretnam
Succeeded byPritam Singh
8th Secretary-General of the Workers' Party
In office
27 May 2001 – 8 April 2018
Preceded byJ. B. Jeyaretnam
Succeeded byPritam Singh
Member of Parliament
for Aljunied GRC
(Bedok Reservoir–Punggol)
In office
7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byGeorge Yeo
Succeeded byGerald Giam
Member of Parliament
for Hougang SMC
In office
31 August 1991 – 6 May 2011
Preceded byTang Guan Seng
Succeeded byYaw Shin Leong
Personal details
Born
Low Thia Khiang

5 September 1956 (1956-09-05) (age 67)
Colony of Singapore
Political partyWorker's Party
(from 1982 )
Spouse
Han Mui Keow
(m. 1982)
Children3
Alma materNanyang University
National University of Singapore (BA)
Profession
  • Politician
  • Businessman
  • Teacher
Low Thia Khiang
Traditional Chinese劉程強
Simplified Chinese刘程强

Low Thia Khiang (simplified Chinese: 刘程强; traditional Chinese: 劉程強; pinyin: Liú Chéngqiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Thiâⁿ-kiâng; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Low was one of the two opposition MPs in Parliament between 1997 and 2011 and served as Secretary-General of the WP between 2001 and 2018. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011, and also Aljunied GRC representing Bedok Reservoir — Punggol division between 2011 and 2020.

Low made his political debut in the 1991 general election where he contested in Hougang SMC as a WP candidate. He was appointed Secretary-General of the Workers' Party since 27 May 2001.[1][2]

During the 2011 general election, Low decided not to seek re-election in Hougang SMC and instead contested in Aljunied GRC and led the party into a historic breakthrough when his team won the first group representation constituency (GRC) from the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Low became one of five elected opposition MPs for Aljunied GRC in the 13th Parliament and represented the Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division between 2011 and 2020. He was the de facto Leader of the Opposition after the 2015 general election after his team won Aljunied GRC and retained back Hougang SMC. He served as the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 2006 and 2018.

As part of a leadership renewal, Low was succeeded by Pritam Singh as Secretary-General in 2018, and also stepped down as the MP for Aljunied GRC prior to the 2020 general election, making him Singapore's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament with 29 years in service.[3] He has indicated his desire to remain active in politics.[4]

  1. ^ "Low Thia Khiang: From teacher to opposition icon". www.todayonline.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Lee family feud is a serious matter, not a 'Korean drama show': Low Thia Khiang". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  3. ^ "A man whose 'heart is with Singapore': A look back at Low Thia Khiang's political career with Workers' Party". TODAY. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Low, Chen and Png stepping down". The Straits Times. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.

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