Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC (Bedok Reservoir–Punggol)
In office 7 May 2011 – 23 June 2020
Preceded by
George Yeo
Succeeded by
Gerald Giam
Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC
In office 31 August 1991 – 6 May 2011
Preceded by
Tang Guan Seng
Succeeded by
Yaw Shin Leong
Personal details
Born
Low Thia Khiang
5 September 1956 (1956-09-05) (age 67) Colony of Singapore
Political party
Worker's Party (from 1982 )
Spouse
Han Mui Keow
(m. 1982)
Children
3
Alma mater
Nanyang University National University of Singapore (BA)
Profession
Politician
Businessman
Teacher
Low Thia Khiang
Traditional Chinese
劉程強
Simplified Chinese
刘程强
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Liú Chéngqiáng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ
Lâu Thiâⁿ-kiàng
Low Thia Khiang (simplified Chinese: 刘程强; traditional Chinese: 劉程強; pinyin: Liú Chéngqiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Thiâⁿ-kiâng; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean former politician. A member of the Workers' Party (WP), Low was one of the two opposition MPs in Parliament between 1997 and 2011 and served as Secretary-General of the WP between 2001 and 2018. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC between 1991 and 2011, and also Aljunied GRC representing Bedok Reservoir — Punggol division between 2011 and 2020.
Low made his political debut in the 1991 general election where he contested in Hougang SMC as a WP candidate. He was appointed Secretary-General of the Workers' Party since 27 May 2001.[1][2]
During the 2011 general election, Low decided not to seek re-election in Hougang SMC and instead contested in Aljunied GRC and led the party into a historic breakthrough when his team won the first group representation constituency (GRC) from the governing People's Action Party (PAP). Low became one of five elected opposition MPs for Aljunied GRC in the 13th Parliament and represented the Bedok Reservoir–Punggol division between 2011 and 2020. He was the de facto Leader of the Opposition after the 2015 general election after his team won Aljunied GRC and retained back Hougang SMC. He served as the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 2006 and 2018.
As part of a leadership renewal, Low was succeeded by Pritam Singh as Secretary-General in 2018, and also stepped down as the MP for Aljunied GRC prior to the 2020 general election, making him Singapore's longest-serving opposition Member of Parliament with 29 years in service.[3] He has indicated his desire to remain active in politics.[4]
^"Low Thia Khiang: From teacher to opposition icon". www.todayonline.com. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^"Lee family feud is a serious matter, not a 'Korean drama show': Low Thia Khiang". Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^"A man whose 'heart is with Singapore': A look back at Low Thia Khiang's political career with Workers' Party". TODAY. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
^"Low, Chen and Png stepping down". The Straits Times. 25 June 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
LowThiaKhiang (simplified Chinese: 刘程强; traditional Chinese: 劉程強; pinyin: Liú Chéngqiáng; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâu Thiâⁿ-kiâng; born 5 September 1956) is a Singaporean...
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because the political climate is dominated by the People's Action Party. LowThiaKhiang, the leader of the opposition Workers' Party, warned in a parliament...
candidate contesting in Hougang SMC against the Workers' Party's LowThiaKhiang. He lost to Low, who won 58.02% of the vote against his 41.98%. During the...
political parties were the Workers' Party of Singapore (WP) led by LowThiaKhiang, the Singapore People's Party (SPP) led by Chiam See Tong, the National...
led by the Secretary General of the Worker's Party of Singapore, Mr LowThiaKhiang. The Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore was Halimah Yacob, of the...
Members of Parliament: Ling How Doong and Cheo Chai Chen of the SDP, and LowThiaKhiang of the Workers' Party. Chiam was the de facto Leader of the Opposition...
the campaign, Chen kept a low profile when the WP was faced with tough questions, instead allowing frontman LowThiaKhiang to take the heat. He displayed...
White Paper was criticised by opposition parties. Member of Parliament LowThiaKhiang of the Workers' Party of Singapore had criticised current measures...
disagreements with the present leadership. The only WP Member of Parliament, LowThiaKhiang took over as secretary-general. During nomination day, WP was nominated...
the WP team consists of Pritam Singh, Sylvia Lim, Muhamad Faisal Manap, LowThia Kiang and Chen Show Mao won the election of 54.7%, resulting in his election...
times to LowThiaKhiang from Workers' Party. In 2011, Low announced that he would not contest Hougang SMC in the coming general election. Low was awarded...
average national serviceman. His candidacy led Workers' Party chief LowThiaKhiang to call for an amendment to the Singapore constitution to allow only...
for the ward was the former Secretary-General of the Workers' Party, LowThiaKhiang, where his ward covers a majority of Paya Lebar, including the Paya...
the 2011 election where it was first led by then-secretary general LowThiaKhiang. Before 2011, Aljunied GRC was under the ruling People's Action Party...
Hougang and Potong Pasir. However, he was unsuccessful in this task, as LowThiaKhiang and Chiam See Tong retained their respective wards. In 2006, Goh was...
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