Halimah Yacob (58) became the first woman and the 9th Speaker of the
Singapore Parliament on 14 January 2013. She replaced Michael Palmer,
the former People's Action Party MP. Palmer got down from the post of
Speaker of the Parliament and as an MP on 12 December 2012. Prime
Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong nominated her for the designation
of speaker.
Halimah Yacob came down from her post of Minister
of State (Social and Family Development) and was elected as the Speaker
by Members of Parliament. In her role, she is expected to play an
independent role during all the parliamentary debates, but she stressed
the fact that she would remain ahead for the Singaporeans' concerns and
would also share the views on various policies.
Various MPs
stood up in favour of the appointment of Halimah Yacob in the
Parliament, which also highlighted the importance to women as well as
the Malay-Muslim community.
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