ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER

Parliament of Singapore · 26 February 1993 · 8th Parliament

Official Report, 26 February 1993, Vol 60, Issue 6 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Abdullah TarmugiWong Kan Seng

[Mr Speaker in the Chair]

The Leader of the House (Mr Wong Kan Seng): Mr Speaker, Sir, I propose that Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng be elected as a Deputy Speaker of this Parliament.

Mr Eugene Yap has been in Parliament since 1979. I am confident that he will be a good deputy to you and will help you in the performance of your duties.

Mr Abdullah Tarmugi (Bedok GRC): Mr Speaker, Sir, I second the proposal.

Mr Speaker: There being only one proposal, I declare Mr Eugene Yap Giau Cheng to have been duly elected as a Deputy Speaker of this Parliament. [Applause].

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 26 February 1993. Republished on SGParliament.