Election of Speaker

At 1.30 pm, the Serjeant-at-Arms laid the Mace below the Table.

Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng (Moulmein-Kallang): stood up, and addressing herself to the Clerk of Parliament said : Clerk of Parliament, I propose that Mdm Halimah Yacob do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker.

Mr Christopher de Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah): Clerk of Parliament, I support the proposal.

There being only one proposal, the Clerk then declared Mdm Halimah Yacob to have been duly elected as Speaker of this Parliament.

_ Mdm Speaker went to the Chair and sat down. _

Then the Mace (which before laid below the Table) was placed on the Table.

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Mr Christopher de Souza (Holland-Bukit Timah): _