ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKERS
Parliament of Singapore · 8 November 2006
Official Report, 8 November 2006, Vol 82, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKERS:
The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I propose that Mr Matthias Yao and Ms Indranee Rajah be elected as Deputy Speakers of this Parliament.
Mr Matthias Yao was elected to Parliament in 1991 and had sat on Select Committees such as the Standing Orders
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Committee and the Public Petitions Committee. He had also held several office-holding appointments.
Ms Indranee Rajah had been in Parliament since 2001. She had participated in the work of the various parliamentary committees and parliamentary friendship and regional groups. With their experience, I believe that they will make good Deputies in discharging their duties.
Mdm Halimah Yacob (Jurong): Mr Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the proposals.
Mr Speaker: There being no other proposals, I declare that Mr Matthias Yao and Ms Indranee Rajah to have been duly elected as Deputy Speakers of this Parliament. [ Applause ].
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 8 November 2006. Republished on SGParliament.