Pritam Singh
Pritam Singh | |
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பிரிதாம் சிங் | |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 24 August 2020 – 15 January 2026 | |
| President | Halimah Yacob |
| Prime Minister | Lee Hsien Loong |
| Preceded by | De jure office created[1] |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| Member of the Singapore Parliament for Aljunied GRC (Eunos) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Zainul Abidin Mohamed Rasheed |
| Secretary-General of the Workers' Party | |
| Assumed office 8 April 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Low Thia Khiang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pritam Singh July 2, 1976 Singapore |
| Political party | Workers' Party |
| Spouse(s) | Lovleen Kaur Walia[2] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Saint Thomas Secondary School Jurong Junior College |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore (BA) King's College London (MA) Singapore Management University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Singapore Army |
| Years of service | 1994-2002 |
| Rank | Major[3] |
Pritam Singh (born July 2, 1976) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer and writer. He served as the secretary-general of the Workers' Party (WP) since 2018 and the leader of the opposition from 2020 to 2026. He is the Member of Parliament for Aljunied Group Representation Constituency for Eunos since 2011. In 2020, his party became the largest opposition party in Parliament. After this, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong officially appointed him as Leader of the Opposition.[4][1]
In February 2025, Singh was convicted in a Singapore court on two counts of lying to Parliament’s Committee of Privileges, with the court finding that he had made multiple untrue statements to different parties, including Parliament and the committee itself, during the inquiry into how he handled a false statement made by former Workers’ Party MP Raeesah Khan in 2021. He was fined S$7,000 for each charge, amounting to S$14,000. While the sentence did not meet the constitutional threshold for disqualification from Parliament, Singh’s appeal was dismissed by the High Court in December 2025, which upheld the findings that he had knowingly provided false accounts. The conviction subsequently led to parliamentary scrutiny over his fitness to continue as Leader of the Opposition, and he was removed from that role in January 2026.[5]
References
- 1 2 Sim, Royston (2020-06-28). "GE2020: Election results a clear mandate for PAP but also reflects desire for more diversity of voices in Parliament, says PM". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "WP's Pritam Singh ties the knot in colourful ceremony". sg.news.yahoo.com. 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ↑ "The Workers' Party's new Secretary-General: 10 things to know about Pritam Singh". www.channelnewsasia.com. Archived from the original on 2018-04-08. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "Pritam Singh - The Workers' Party". wp.sg. Archived from the original on 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ↑ "Pritam Singh to appeal conviction and sentence after being fined for lying to parliament". CNA. Retrieved 2026-01-18.