SINGAPORE — Mr Seah Kian Peng, a Member of Parliament for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency, will be nominated as the next Speaker of Parliament, the Prime Minister's Office said on Friday (July 21).
"The Prime Minister intends to nominate Mr Seah Kian Peng to be the Speaker of the Parliament at the next sitting of Parliament in August," the office said in a statement.Outside of politics, he is the chief executive officer of NTUC Enterprise.
The position was vacated following the resignation of then-Speaker of Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin over his extramarital affair with then-Tampines GRC MP Cheng Li Hui on Monday. Both Mr Tan and Ms Cheng also quit from the ruling People's Action Party. Mr Tan had also cited his"hot mic" incident as a reason for his resignation. The former Speaker was filmed muttering the words"f****** populist" following a speech by Associate Professor Jamus Lim from the Workers' Party during a Parliamentary sitting.In his place, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Jessica Tan was appointed the Acting Speaker until a new Speaker is elected by Parliament to fill that office.
Her predecessor, Mr Michael Palmer served for one year and resigned in 2012 after admitting to an extramarital affair.Mr Abdullah Tarmugi served for nine years from 2002 to 2011 while Mr Tan Soo Khoon served for 13 years from 1989 to 2002.
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