7th Parliament of Singapore
The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.
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Composition at the start of the 7th Parliament of Singapore
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| Legislative body | Parliament of Singapore | ||||||
| Meeting place | Old Parliament House | ||||||
| Term | 9 January 1989 – 14 August 1991 | ||||||
| Election | 3 September 1988 | ||||||
| Government | People's Action Party | ||||||
| Opposition | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Party | ||||||
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| Members | 83 | ||||||
| Speaker | Tan Soo Khoon | ||||||
| Leader of the House | Wong Kan Seng | ||||||
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew (until 1990) Goh Chok Tong (from 1990) | ||||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Chiam See Tong | ||||||
| Party control | PAP supermajority | ||||||
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The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon. The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
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