The 3rd Parliament of Singapore was a meeting of the Parliament of Singapore. Its first session commenced on 12 October 1972 and was prorogued on 6 December 1974. It commenced its second session on 21 February 1975 and was dissolved on 6 December 1976. ^[1]

The members of the 3rd Parliament were elected in the 1972 general election. Parliament was controlled by a People's Action Party majority, led by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew and his Cabinet. The Speaker was Dr Yeoh Ghim Seng. ^[2]

This was the first Parliament whereas all the seats in Parliament were intact throughout the term, without any vacancies or change of members. The next Parliament term to do so would not repeat again until seven terms later.

Officeholders

• Speaker: Yeoh Ghim Seng ( PAP)
  • Deputy Speaker: Tang See Chim ( PAP), from 22 November 1972
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew ( PAP)
  • Deputy Prime Minister: Goh Keng Swee ( PAP), from 1 March 1973
• Leader of the House: Edmund W. Barker ( PAP)
• Party Whip of the People's Action Party: Sia Kah Hui

Composition

Members

This is the list of members of the 3rd Parliament of Singapore elected in the 1972 general election.

References

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