Election of Speaker

Official Report, 24 August 2020, Vol 95, Issue 1 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)

On 24 August 2020, at 5.30 pm, the Serjeant-at-Arms laid the Mace below the Table of the House.

The Leader of the House stood up and addressed herself to the Clerk of Parliament.

The Leader of the House (Ms Indranee Rajah): Clerk, I propose, "That Mr Tan Chuan-Jin do take the Chair of this Parliament as Speaker."

Member Mr Sitoh Yih Pin stood up and addressed himself to the Clerk of Parliament.

Mr Sitoh Yih Pin (Potong Pasir): Clerk, I support the proposal.

There being only one proposal, the Clerk then declared Mr Tan Chuan-Jin to have been duly elected as Speaker of this Parliament. [ Applause. ]

Mr Speaker, standing at the Table, took an Oath of Allegiance.

Mr Speaker went to the Chair and set down.

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

Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 24 August 2020. Republished on SGParliament.