Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore

Speaker of the
Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Seah Kian Peng
since 2 August 2023
Parliament of Singapore
Style
TypePresiding officer
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerParliament
Term lengthNo term limit
Inaugural holderGeorge Oehlers
Formation5 June 1965 (1965-06-05)
SalaryS$550,000 annually
(including S$192,500 MP salary)
Websitewww.parliament.gov.sg

The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore is the presiding officer of the Parliament of Singapore. The speaker is nominated by the prime minister before being appointed by the Parliament. The Speaker is also second in the presidential line of succession. The current Speaker is the People's Action Party MP for Marine Parade GRC, Seah Kian Peng.

The Speaker is assisted by two Deputy Speakers, Christopher de Souza and Jessica Tan, who both took office on 31 August 2020. In the event when the speaker is unavailable, the deputy speakers will preside over the parliamentary session.

Although Singapore is modelled after the Westminster system, unlike their counterpart in the United Kingdom—where the speaker must remain strictly non-partisan and renounce all affiliation with their former political parties when taking office and afterwards, the speaker of the Parliament of Singapore can choose to remain partisan.


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