| 7th Parliament of Singapore | |
| Body: | Parliament of Singapore |
| Meeting Place: | Old Parliament House |
| Government: | People's Action Party |
| Opposition: | Workers' Party Singapore Democratic Party |
| Term Start: | 9 January 1989 |
| Term End: | 14 August 1991 |
| Before: | 6th |
| After: | 8th |
| Chamber1: | Parliament of Singapore |
| Membership1: | 83 |
| Control1: | PAP supermajority |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Tan Soo Khoon |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Leader of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Wong Kan Seng |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Lee Kuan Yew (until 1990) Goh Chok Tong (from 1990) |
| Chamber1 Leader4 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader4: | Chiam See Tong |
| Session1 Start: | 9 January 1989 |
| Session1 End: | 21 April 1990 |
| Session2 Start: | 7 June 1990 |
| Session2 End: | 29 January 1991 |
| Session3 Start: | 22 February 1991 |
| Session3 End: | 14 August 1991 |
| Box Width: | 400px |
The 7th Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 9 January 1989 and was prorogued on 21 April 1990. Its second session commenced on 7 June 1990 and was prorogued on 29 January 1991. It commenced its third session on 22 February 1991 and was dissolved on 14 August 1991.[1]
The members of the 7th Parliament were elected in the 1988 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew who subsequently handed over to Goh Chok Tong. The Speaker was Tan Soo Khoon.[2] The de facto Leader of the Opposition was Chiam See Tong of the Singapore Democratic Party.
| Party | Members | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At start | At dissolution | |||
| People's Action Party | 80 | 80 | ||
| Workers' Party | 2 | 1 | ||
| Singapore Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | ||
| Nominated Members of Parliament | 0 | 2 | ||
| Vacant seats | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 83 | 85 | ||
| Government majority | 39 | 37 | ||
This is the list of members of the 7th Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1988 general election.
Two Non-constituency Member of Parliament seats were allocated in the 6th Parliament of Singapore.
| Member | Party | Constituency contested | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Siew Choh | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC | ||
| Francis Seow | Workers' Party | Eunos GRC | ||
The Nominated Members of Parliament scheme came into force on 10 September 1990 with the first NMPs being appointed on 22 November 1990.