Speaker of Parliament

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The Speaker of Parliament is the presiding officer of Singapore’s legislature, responsible for maintaining order during debates and overseeing parliamentary proceedings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office ⓘ
political position ⓘ
presiding officer ⓘ
appointedBy Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
associatedWith Westminster parliamentary tradition ⓘ
linked to: Westminster system
branchOfGovernment Legislature of Singapore ⓘ
canBe Member of Parliament ⓘ
person qualified to be elected as Member of Parliament ⓘ
country Singapore ⓘ
electedBy Members of Parliament ⓘ
ensures rights of both Government and Opposition MPs are observed ⓘ
hasOfficialResidence Singapore ⓘ
hasSeat Parliament House, Singapore ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of the Republic of Singapore ⓘ
Standing Orders of the Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
mayExercise casting vote in the event of a tie ⓘ
mustBe citizen of Singapore ⓘ
oversees administration of Parliament ⓘ
parliamentary secretariat ⓘ
participatesIn state ceremonial functions ⓘ
presidesOver Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
rankInProtocol one of the highest-ranking officials in Singapore ⓘ
reportsTo Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
responsibleFor announcing results of parliamentary votes ⓘ
calling sittings of Parliament to order ⓘ
deciding who may speak in Parliament ⓘ
enforcing parliamentary rules and procedures ⓘ
ensuring compliance with Standing Orders of Parliament ⓘ
ensuring decorum in the chamber ⓘ
maintaining order during debates ⓘ
managing speaking time in debates ⓘ
overseeing parliamentary proceedings ⓘ
putting questions to the vote ⓘ
ruling on points of order ⓘ
suspending or adjourning parliamentary sittings ⓘ
style Madam Speaker ⓘ
Mr Speaker ⓘ
linked to: Mister Speaker
supports impartial conduct of parliamentary debates ⓘ
symbolizes authority of Parliament ⓘ
usesSymbol Speaker’s mace in the chamber ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of Singapore → hasLeaderTitle → Speaker of Parliament ⓘ
Leader of the House (Singapore) → worksWith → Speaker of Parliament of Singapore ⓘ
subject linked to: Leader of the House
linked to: Speaker of Parliament