Party Whip of the People's Action Party

The party whip of the People's Action Party is responsible for ensuring that the People's Action Party (PAP) Members of Parliament (MPs) attend and vote according to the party's line. The party whip also assists the Parliament in completing its business by listing the speaking MPs and the time required for each item of business.^[1] The incumbent party whip is Janil Puthucheary, who was appointed on 6 June 2019.

Party Whip of the People's Action Party
Incumbent Janil Puthucheary since 6 June 2019
Appointer	Central Executive Committee
Term length	No fixed term
Inaugural holder	Lee Khoon Choy
Formation	23 June 1959; 65 years ago (1959-06-23)

The party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) will appoint the party whip along with two deputy party whips.

List of party whips

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Parliament	Ref
Lee Khoon Choy MP for Bukit Panjang (1924–2016)	23 June 1959	16 October 1963	2nd Legislative Assembly	[2]
Chan Chee Seng MP for Jalan Besar (1932–2022)	17 October 1963	15 April 1968	3rd Legislative Assembly	[3][4]
			1st Parliament
Sia Kah Hui MP for Upper Serangoon (1923–2009)	16 April 1968	30 April 1981	2nd Parliament	[5][6]
			3rd Parliament
			4th Parliament
			5th Parliament
Lee Yiok Seng MP for Bukit Panjang (born 1939)	1 May 1981	12 September 1988	5th Parliament	[7]
			6th Parliament
Lee Boon Yang MP for Jalan Besar GRC (born 1947)	13 September 1988	31 March 2007	7th Parliament	[8]
			8th Parliament
			9th Parliament
			10th Parliament
			11th Parliament
Lim Swee Say MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1954)	1 April 2007	20 May 2011	11th Parliament	[9]
Gan Kim Yong MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1959)	21 May 2011	27 September 2015	12th Parliament	[10]
Chan Chun Sing MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC (born 1969)	28 September 2015	5 June 2019	13th Parliament	[11]
Janil Puthucheary MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC (born 1972)	6 June 2019	Incumbent	13th Parliament	[11]
			14th Parliament

List of deputy party whips

Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Parliament	Ref
Lee Hsien Loong MP for Teck Ghee (born 1952)	2 January 1985	9 January 1987	6th Parliament	[12]
Eugene Yap MP for Mountbatten	10 January 1987	12 September 1988	6th Parliament	[13]
Ho Kah Leong MP for Jurong SMC (born 1937)	13 September 1988	24 January 1997	7th Parliament 8th Parliament	[8]
Ong Chit Chung MP for Bukit Batok SMC (1949–2008)	30 April 1994	24 March 2002	8th Parliament 9th Parliament	[14]
Goh Chee Wee MP for Bukit Batok SMC (born 1949)	25 January 1997	24 March 2002	9th Parliament	[15]
Lim Swee Say MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (born 1954)	25 March 2002	31 March 2007	10th Parliament	[16]
Inderjit Singh MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC (born 1960)	25 March 2002	30 May 2011	10th Parliament 11th Parliament	[17]
Amy Khor MP for Hong Kah GRC (born 1958)	1 April 2007	27 September 2015	11th Parliament 12th Parliament	[17]
Teo Ho Pin MP for Bukit Panjang SMC (born 1960)	31 May 2011	27 September 2015	12th Parliament	[18]
Sam Tan MP for Radin Mas SMC (born 1958)	28 September 2015	5 June 2019	13th Parliament	[19]
Zaqy Mohamad MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC (born 1974)	6 June 2019	19 August 2020	13th Parliament	[19]
Sim Ann MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (born 1975)	6 June 2019	Incumbent	13th Parliament 14th Parliament	[19]

References

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3. Sam, Jackie (17 October 1963). "S'PORE CABINET: A new Speaker to be elected". Straits Budget.
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9. Leong, Wee Keat (10 March 2007). "Change in the air at head of the House". TODAY.
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12. "Dhanabalan to become new house leader". Business Times. 24 January 1985.
13. "Eugene Yap takes over as Deputy Whip". The Straits Times. 29 January 1987.
14. "Ong is second Deputy Whip". The Straits Times. 30 April 1994.
15. "NINTH PARLIAMENT OF SINGAPORE" (PDF). Parliament of Singapore. 1 November 1997.
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