ELECTION OF DEPUTY SPEAKER

Parliament of Singapore · 2 June 1997 · 9th Parliament

Official Report, 2 June 1997, Vol 67, Issue 2 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

Bernard Chen Tien LapWong 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, Member for Marine Parade and Mayor of the Marine Parade Community Development Council, be elected as Deputy Speaker of this Parliament.

Mr Bernard Chen (West Coast): Mr Speaker, Sir, I support the proposal.

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

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 2 June 1997. Republished on SGParliament.