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The HonourableSeah Kian Peng
謝健平
Seah in 2021
9th Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 August 2023
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong Lawrence Wong
Deputy	Christopher de Souza Jessica Tan
Preceded by	Tan Chuan-Jin
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
In office 17 October 2011 – 14 January 2016Serving with Charles Chong (2011–2020)
Prime Minister	Lee Hsien Loong
Speaker	Michael Palmer (2011–2012) Halimah Yacob (2013–2017)
Preceded by	Matthias Yao
Succeeded by	Lim Biow Chuan
Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Braddell Heights)
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2006
Preceded by	R. Ravindran
Majority	20,143 (15.52%)
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-05) 5 December 1961 (age 63) State of Singapore
Political party	People's Action Party
Spouse	Jean Yap
Children	2
Alma mater	University of New South Wales

Seah Kian Peng (Chinese: 謝健平; pinyin: Xiè Jiànpíng; born 5 December 1961) is a Singaporean politician who has been serving as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2023. He served as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 2011 and 2016. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Braddell Heights division of Marine Parade GRC since 2006.

Early life

Seah was born into a family of six, consisting of his father, a line worker in a printing firm and his mother, a housewife who took on sewing gigs to supplement the family income, and himself, the third out of the four children. Seah studied at Raffles Institution before he received a Colombo Plan scholarship to study at the University of New South Wales.

Career

Early career

Upon graduation with a first class honours degree in building, Seah returned to Singapore to complete his National Service, then worked in a government-linked company, Indeco Engineers, before joining the Singapore Civil Service. Seah was seconded to the National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) to do corporate planning and start NTUC Healthcare's chain of pharmacies. Seah then left NTUC for piling and engineering firm Sum Cheong Corporation between 1994 and 1996. He returned to the public sector in 1996 to head NTUC Healthcare and NTUC Media successively, before being appointed as the chief operating officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2001, then as the chief executive officer of NTUC FairPrice in 2010.

Political career

Seah was fielded as a People's Action Party (PAP) candidate for Marine Parade GRC in the 2006 general election, and was elected as Member of Parliament for Marine Parade GRC (Braddell Heights ward) in a walkover for the 11th Parliament. Seah was re-elected in Marine Parade Group GRC in the 2011 and 2015 general elections when the PAP team was challenged by the National Solidarity Party and Workers' Party respectively.

In Parliament, Seah served as Deputy Speaker from October 2011 to January 2016. On 10 March 2010, Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports, suggested that Seah to work out a private member's bill to propose amendments to the Maintenance of Parents Act. After establishing a 10-person workgroup to look at the proposal, the bill was introduced on 18 October 2010 and was passed on 23 November 2010.

Seah was appointed as CEO of NTUC Fairprice from 2010 to 2022 and as chairperson of Social and Family Development Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) in the 14th Parliament.

In April 2020, Seah attracted controversy during the COVID-19 pandemic, when he "played the role of a safe distancing ambassador" during the government-imposed "circuit breaker" lockdown.

On 21 July 2023, it was announced that Seah will be nominated to be the next Speaker of Parliament by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong after the resignation of Tan Chuan-Jin due to his extra-martial affair. Seah was elected as Speaker on 2 August 2023. In his first speech after his election as Speaker, he urged that all members of the parliament must be vigilant in personal conduct and serve the people.

Personal life

Seah is married to Jean Yap and they have two children.

References

1. ^ "MP | Parliament Of Singapore". www.parliament.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
2. ^ "Higher taxes on the rich and being more open to using our national reserves: MP Seah Kian Peng goes On the Record". CNA. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
3. ^ migration (28 April 2013). "Save, give, value all". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
4. ^ "People's Action Party Constituency Portal - People's Action Party". Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
5. ^ Heng, Janice (25 November 2020). "Achieving a delicate balance". The Business Times. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
6. "AsiaOne". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
7. "AsiaOne - General Election 2006". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
8. hermesauto (7 December 2017). "Former NSP star Nicole Seah now with WP in East Coast GRC". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
9. Tan, Mindy (12 September 2015). "PAP takes Marine Parade with 64% of votes". The Business Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
10. hermes (8 August 2017). "'Either deputy could take over as Speaker'". The Straits Times. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
11. "SPEECH Report". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
12. "Feedback on changes to Maintenance of Parents Act". www.asiaone.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
13. "Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Bill" (PDF).
14. "Maintenance of Parents (Amendment) Act 2010 - Singapore Statutes Online". sso.agc.gov.sg. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
15. "MP Seah Kian Peng explains visit to market after Facebook post on 'playing role of safe distancing ambassador'". TODAY. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
16. "PAP MP plays role of safe distancing ambassador to do walkabout and observes most recognize him even with mask". The Online Citizen Asia. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
17. "Furious response to MP's market walkabout under guise of 'safe distancing ambassador' | Coconuts". Coconuts Singapore. 27 April 2020. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
18. Goh, Yan Han (21 July 2023). "PM Lee to nominate Seah Kian Peng as next Speaker of Parliament". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
19. "Election of Seah Kian Peng as Speaker of Parliament". CNA. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
20. Chin, Soo Fang (2 August 2023). "Be vigilant in personal conduct, serve people of S'pore: Newly elected Speaker Seah Kian Peng". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

• Seah Kian Peng on Parliament of Singapore
• Braddell Heights constituency website
• Seah Kian Peng on Facebook

Member of multiple Parliaments of Singapore

v t e Members of the 14th Parliament of Singapore Speaker: Tan, C J→Seah, K P Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) Aljunied Giam, Y S Lim, S L Faisal Perera Singh Ang Mo Kio David Gan, T P Lee, H L Nadia Ng, L L Bishan–Toa Payoh Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Chua Chu Kang Gan, K Y Low, Y L Wee, B H Zhulkarnain East Coast Chan, W L Heng, S K Maliki Tan, K H Tan, S N Holland–Bukit Timah Chia, B H de Souza Sim, A Vivian Jalan Besar Heng, C H Phua, L P Teo, L M Wan Rizal Jurong Huang, W Z Rahayu Tan, W M Tharman Xie, Y Q Marine Parade Fahmi Seah, K P Tan, C J Tan, S L Tong, C F Marsiling–Yew Tee Soh, H B Wong, S T Yam, Z M Zaqy Nee Soon Goh, S H Shanmugam Faishal Ng, K K Tan, H M Pasir Ris–Punggol Puthucheary Sharael Tan, K M Teo, C H Yeo, W L Sembawang Lim, W K Mariam Ong, Y K Poh, L S Nair Sengkang Chua, K W He, T R Lim, C W Raeesah Tampines Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Koh, P K Masagos Tanjong Pagar Chan, C S Chua, S L Indranee Pereira Tan, S H West Coast Ang, W N Foo, M H Lee, T S Ong, S Y Iswaran Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) Bukit Batok Pillai Bukit Panjang Liang, E H Hong Kah North Khor, L S Hougang Tan, L F Kebun Baru Kwek, H C MacPherson Tin, P L Marymount Gan, S H Mountbatten Lim, B C Pioneer Tay, T G Potong Pasir Sitoh, Y P Punggol West Sun, X L Radin Mas Yong, Y C Yio Chu Kang Yip, H W Yuhua Fu, H Y Non-elected members NCMP Leong, M W Poa, K K NMPs Samad Ang, G H Chay, J J Cheng, H Y Hoon, H T Koh, L P Raj Shahira Tan, Y S The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency/seat he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party; PSP: Progress Singapore Party All of the leaders of the respective GRCs are in underline. MP(s) who is go on a leave of absence is in italic. NMPs do not belong to any party. Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes 14 13 12 11 10 v t e Members of the 13th Parliament of Singapore (2015–2020) Speaker: Halimah Yacob→Tan, C J Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) Aljunied Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh Ang Mo Kio Ang, H K David Gan, T P Intan Koh, P K Lee, H L Bishan–Toa Payoh Chee, H T Chong, K H Ng, E H Saktiandi Teo, L M Chua Chu Kang Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yee, C H Zaqy East Coast Lee, Y S Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N Holland–Bukit Timah de Souza Liang, E H Sim, A Vivian Jalan Besar Heng, C H Neo, L Phua, L P Yaacob Jurong Ang, W N Lee, T S Rahayu Tharman Tan, W M Marine Parade Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tong, C F Marsiling–Yew Tee Ong, T K Wong, S T Yam, Z M Halimah Nee Soon Faishal Kwek, H C Lee, B W Ng, K K Shanmugam Pasir Ris–Punggol Ng, C M Puthucheary Sun, X L Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal Sembawang Amrin Khaw, B W Lim, W K Ong, Y K Nair Tampines Baey, Y K Cheng, L H Choo, P C Heng, S K Masagos Tanjong Pagar Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Pereira Yong, Y C West Coast Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Tay, T G Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) Bukit Batok Ong, K H→Pillai Bukit Panjang Teo, H P Fengshan Chan, W L Hong Kah North Khor, L S Hougang Png, E H MacPherson Tin, P L Mountbatten Lim, B C Pioneer Foo, C K Potong Pasir Sitoh, Y P Punggol East Chong, Y F Radin Mas Tan, C S Sengkang West Lam, P M Yuhua Fu, H Y Non-elected members NCMP Perera Tan, L F Goh, P S NMPs Azmoon Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Ganesh Kok, H L Kuik, S Y Mohan Tan, G K Thanaletchimi Arasu Foo, P Y Ho, W S Lim, S S Irshad Quay, S C Ong, L T Theseira Yip, P X The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term. Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes 14 13 12 11 10 v t e Members of the 12th Parliament of Singapore (2011–2015) Speaker: Halimah Yacob Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) Aljunied Chen, S M Lim, S L Low, T K Faisal Singh Ang Mo Kio Ang, H K Singh Intan Lee, H L Seng, H T Yeo, G K Bishan-Toa Payoh Nair Ng, E H Teo, L M Wong, K S Zainudin Chua Chu Kang Gan, K Y Low, Y L Yam, Z M Yeo, K H Zaqy East Coast Lee Y S Lim S K Lim, S S Maliki Tan, S N Holland-Bukit Timah de Souza Liang, E H Sim, Ann Vivian Jurong Ang, W N Halimah Lee, T S Ong, K H Tharman Marine Parade Fatimah Goh, C T Seah, K P Tan, C J Tin, P L Moulmein-Kallang Lui, T Y Phua, L P Tong, C F Yaacob Nee Soon Lee, B W Lim, W K Faishal Shanmugam Tay, T G Pasir Ris-Punggol Gan, T P Puthucheary Low, Penny Teo, C H Teo, S L Zainal Sembawang Hawazi Khaw, B W Lee, G H Ong, T K Nair Tampines Baey, Y K Heng, S K Mah, B T Masagos Ng, P H Tanjong Pagar Chan, C S Chia, S L Indranee Neo, Lily West Coast Fong, Jen Foo, M H Iswaran Lim, H K Wong, S T Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) Bukit Panjang Teo, H P Hong Kah North Khor, L S Hougang Png, E H Joo Chiat Chong, Y F Mountbatten Lim, B C Pioneer Foo, C K Potong Pasir Sitoh, Y P Punggol East Lee, L L Radin Mas Tan, C S Sengkang West Lam, P M Whampoa Heng, C H Yuhua Fu, H Y Non-elected members NCMP Giam, Y S Loh, W L Yee, J J NMPs Dhinakaran Faizah Fang, K W Koh, Y M Lien, T C Liew, K E Tan, K B Tan, S S Teo, S S Chia, Y Y Chua, K S Karthikeyan Kuik, S Y Ismail Soh, S L Tan, C L Tan, G K Tan, T Y The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; SPP: Singapore People's Party; WP: The Workers' Party For NCMPs, Gerald Giam and Yee Jenn Jong are from the WP, while Lina Loh is from the SPP. NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term. Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes 13 12 11 v t e Members of the 11th Parliament of Singapore (2006–2011) Speaker: Abdullah Tarmugi Group Representation Constituencies (GRCs) Aljunied Lim, H H Phua, S G Yeo, G K Yeo, Y B Zainul Ang Mo Kio Balaji Lam, P M Lee, B W Lee, H L Singh Wee, S K Bishan–Toa Payoh Nair Ng, E H Teo, L M Wong, K S Zainudin East Coast Abdullah Jayakumar Lee Y S Lim S K Tan, S N Holland–Bukit Timah de Souza Liang, E H Lim, S S Vivian Yu-Foo, Y S Hong Kah Ang, M S Khor, L S Yeo, C T Yeo, K H Zaqy Jalan Besar Heng, C H Lee, B Y Neo, Lily Phua, L P Yaacob Jurong Fu, H Y Halimah Lim, B H Ong, C C Tharman Marine Parade Fatimah Faishal Goh, C T Lim, B C Ong, S H Seah, K P Pasir Ris–Punggol Ahmad Chong, Y F Low, Penny Palmer Teo, C H Teo, S L Sembawang Hawazi Khaw, B W Shanmugam Lee, G H Lim, W K Maliki Tampines Mah, B T Masagos Ng, P H Ong, K M Sin, B A Tanjong Pagar Baey, Y K Indranee Koo, T K Lee, K Y Lui, T Y Tan, C S West Coast Fong, Jen Foo, C K Ho, G C Iswaran Lim, H K Single Member Constituencies (SMCs) Bukit Panjang Teo, H P Chua Chu Kang Gan, K Y Hougang Low, T K Joo Chiat Chan, S S MacPherson Yao, Matthias Nee Soon Central Ong, A H Nee Soon East Ho, P K Potong Pasir Chiam, S T Yio Chu Kang Seng, H T Non-elected members NCMP Lim, S L NMPs Banarjee, G Cham, H F Khew, T F Loo, C Y Mehta, K K Olsen, E E Phua, W C Siew, K H Thio, L A Cheng, E L Lee, K H Viswa Tan, B M Straughan, Paulin Teo, S S Wee, Y T Wong, W Y Yeo, W L The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; SDA: Singapore Democratic Alliance; WP: The Workers' Party NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term. Other Current/Former MPs Nav Boxes 14 13 12 11 10

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