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Ling How Doong
林孝谆
7th Leader of the Opposition
In office 17 May 1993 – 16 December 1996
Prime Minister
Goh Chok Tong
Preceded by
Chiam See Tong
Succeeded by
Chiam See Tong
2nd Chairman of the Singapore Democratic Party
In office 1984–2007
Preceded by
Fok Tai Loy
Succeeded by
Gandhi Ambalam
Member of the Singapore Parliament for Bukit Gombak SMC
In office 31 August 1991 – 16 December 1996
Preceded by
Seet Ai Mee (PAP)
Succeeded by
Ang Mong Seng (PAP)
Majority
654 (2.8%)
Personal details
Born
1934 (1934) Singapore, Straits Settlements
Died
30 April 2021(2021-04-30) (aged 86–87) Singapore
Political party
Singapore Democratic Party (1984–2007)
Spouse
Toh Siew Ing
Children
3
Profession
Lawyer
In this Chinese name, the family name is Ling.
Ling How Doong (simplified Chinese: 林孝谆; traditional Chinese: 林孝諄; pinyin: Lín Xiàozhūn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Hàu-chùn; 1934 – 30 April 2021) was a Singaporean politician and lawyer. A former member of the opposition Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), he served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Gombak SMC between 1991 and 1996. He was made the 7th de facto Leader of the Opposition when the Singapore Democratic Party won 3 SMCs in the 1991 general election and was the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 1993 and 1996.
in Parliament at the 1991 general election when she was defeated by LingHowDoong of the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), and has not been active in...
Ahead of the announcement, former Bukit Gombak SMC MP and chairman LingHowDoong died of pneumonia on 30 April 2021. Two parliamentary groups of four...
other opposition politicians becoming elected Members of Parliament: LingHowDoong and Cheo Chai Chen of the SDP, and Low Thia Khiang of the Workers' Party...
constituency of Potong Pasir. At the 1991 general election, SDP members LingHowDoong and Cheo Chai Chen won their seats at Bukit Gombak and Nee Soon respectively...
2011, Lee's daughter, Lee Wei Ling, revealed that her father had peripheral neuropathy. In the column, she recounted how she first noticed her father's...
the Singapore Democratic Party on 17 May 1993, and was replaced by LingHowDoong, chairman of his party. Speaker: Tan Soo Khoon (PAP) Deputy Speaker:...
party's leader Chiam See Tong retaining his seat in Potong Pasir, and LingHowDoong winning in Bukit Gombak. The leader of the Workers' Party, Low Thia...
Ang represented Bukit Gombak SMC from 1997 to 2001 where he defeated LingHowDoong from Singapore Democratic Party and a third candidate from the Singapore...
Yong Pung How DUBC DUT (11 April 1926 – 9 January 2020) was a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as the second chief justice of Singapore between...
politicians were elected to Parliament: Chiam See Tong, Cheo Chai Chen and LingHowDoong from the Singapore Democratic Party (SDP), and Low Thia Khiang from...
Desmond Lee Ellen Lee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Biow Chuan Sylvia Lim Lim Tean LingHowDoong David Marshall Nadia Ahmad Samdin Vikram Nair Ong Kian Min Michael Palmer...
(which include current secretary-general Chee Soon Juan and chairman LingHowDoong) for defamation, which he won; Chiam resigned from SDP prior to nominations...
22 April 2006. Archived from the original on 5 May 2006. "SDP papers over Ling-Chee cracks". Today. 28 April 2006. "Chee adamant, but SDP member apologises"...
Desmond Lee Ellen Lee Lee Kuan Yew Lim Biow Chuan Sylvia Lim Lim Tean LingHowDoong David Marshall Nadia Ahmad Samdin Vikram Nair Ong Kian Min Michael Palmer...
Election, Seet lost her seat in Parliament to Singapore Democratic Party’s LingHowDoong in election. Lim Hwee Hua eventually became the first female Cabinet...
Singapore and the mother of Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Hsien Yang, and Lee Wei Ling. She was the co-founder and partner of law firm Lee & Lee and took the role...
social work pioneer and spouse of David Marshall (b. 1926). 30 April – LingHowDoong, former Singapore Democratic Party chairperson and Member of Parliament...
Parliament, including J. B. Jeyaretnam, Chiam See Tong, Low Thia Khiang, LingHowDoong, Cheo Chai Chen, Chen Show Mao, Yaw Shin Leong, Png Eng Huat, Lee Li...
resolution. She was appointed Senior Counsel by Chief Justice Yong Pung How in January 2003. Indranee served as Deputy Speaker of Parliament between...
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