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|1namedata2 = [[Sylvia Lim]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; {{small|(since 2003)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|2namedata2 = [[Muhamad Faisal Manap]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; {{small|(since 2016)}}&lt;br /&gt;
|predecessor2 = [[Low Thia Khiang]]&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Pritam Singh&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (born 2 August 1976) is a Singaporean politician, lawyer and author who has been serving as [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|Leader of the Opposition]] since 2020. A member of the opposition [[Workers&amp;#039; Party (Singapore)|Workers&amp;#039; Party]] (WP), he has been appointed as Secretary-General of the WP since 2018. Singh has been the [[Parliament of Singapore|Member of Parliament]] (MP) representing the Eunos division of [[Aljunied Group Representation Constituency|Aljunied GRC]] since 2011.&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh graduated from the [[National University of Singapore]] in 2000 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[history]]. In 1999, he won the Straits Steamship Prize for being the top undergraduate student in history and [[political science]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;Exclusive Interview with Pritam Singh, Univantage, [[Singapore Management University|SMU]], October 2011&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was later awarded the [[Chevening Scholarship]] for postgraduate studies at [[King&amp;#039;s College London]], where he completed a [[Master of Arts]] degree in war studies in 2004.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://ukinsingapore.fco.gov.uk/en/visiting-uk/studying-in-uk/our-scholarships/015chevening-04Aug2011 2011&amp;#039;s Chevening Scholars] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120718161411/http://ukinsingapore.fco.gov.uk/en/visiting-uk/studying-in-uk/our-scholarships/015chevening-04Aug2011 |date=18 July 2012 }}, British High Commission Singapore website, retrieved 8 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/people/alumni/news.aspx News from our alumni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825174639/http://www.kcl.ac.uk/sspp/departments/warstudies/people/alumni/news.aspx |date=25 August 2012}}, kcl.ac.uk, retrieved 8 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh joined the Workers&amp;#039; Party and was elected to [[Parliament of Singapore|Parliament]] in the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], and has retained his parliamentary seat in subsequent elections. That same year, Singh completed a [[Juris Doctor]] degree at the [[Singapore Management University]] as well as qualifying for the [[Bar (law)|bar]]. In 2013, Singh joined the litigation and dispute resolution practice at [[Donaldson &amp;amp; Burkinshaw]], Singapore&amp;#039;s oldest law firm.&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh was elected Secretary-General of the Workers&amp;#039; Party on 8 April 2018 as part of a leadership renewal, succeeding [[Low Thia Khiang]]. Singh was the 9th &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[de facto]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|Leader of the Opposition]] between 2018 and 2020. After the [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020 general election]], his party emerged as the largest opposition party in Parliament, and he was appointed 1st &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[de jure]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|Leader of the Opposition]] by [[Prime Minister of Singapore|Prime Minister]] [[Lee Hsien Loong]].&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
Singh was born on 2 August 1976 in Singapore.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Koh |first1=Jamie |title=Sikh community |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2013-07-29_174120.html |website=Infopedia |access-date=12 May 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Parliament Profile&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/pritam-singh|title = MP &amp;amp;#124; Parliament of Singapore}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He grew up the younger of two children.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;straitstimes.com&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Lunch With Sumiko: WP chief Pritam Singh on the need to keep calm and stay grounded |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/lunch-with-sumiko-keep-calm-and-stay-grounded |access-date=27 March 2023 |agency=Straits Times |date=17 January 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He attended Woodsville Primary School, Belvedere Primary School, [[Bukit Merah Secondary School|Saint Thomas Secondary School]] — under the [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Normal Level|Normal (Academic) stream]], and [[Jurong Junior College]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Teo |first1=Melissa |title=Dropouts, neighbourhood schools and Normal stream: These people made it big without going to &amp;#039;elite schools&amp;#039; |url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/dropouts-neighbourhood-schools-and-normal-stream-these-people-made-it-big-without-going |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=AsiaOne |date=17 September 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He graduated from the [[National University of Singapore]] with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in [[history]] in 2000 under the [[Singapore Armed Forces]]&amp;#039;s Local Study Award scholarship.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Pritam Singh is Singapore&amp;#039;s first formally designated Leader of the Opposition |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/pritam-singh |website=Tatler Asia |access-date=12 May 2022}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He also graduated from [[King&amp;#039;s College London]] in 2004 with a [[Master of Arts]] degree in [[war studies]] under the [[Chevening Scholarship]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cna180408&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh also completed a diploma in [[Islamic studies]] from the [[International Islamic University Malaysia]] in 2005.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://wp.sg/wpge/candidates/pritam-singh-2/ Pritam Singh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626121923/http://wp.sg/wpge/candidates/pritam-singh-2/ |date=26 June 2011}}, wp.sg, retrieved 6 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2007, Singh founded Opinion Asia, an online commentary syndicate with a focus on issues related to Asia and Asians.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://law.smu.edu.sg/images/law/pdf/ST_20110508_1.pdf|title=Pritam Singh|website=law.smu.edu.sg|publisher=The Straits Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925024834/https://law.smu.edu.sg/images/law/pdf/ST_20110508_1.pdf|archive-date=25 September 2019|access-date=2019-09-25}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He obtained a [[Juris Doctor]] degree from the [[Singapore Management University]] in 2011.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cna180408&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;donburk&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Career==&lt;br /&gt;
===Military career===&lt;br /&gt;
Singh enlisted in the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] in 1994 and served as a commissioned officer between 1996 and 2002. During his service, he was a [[Singapore Combat Engineers|combat engineer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=&amp;#039;Loss of fellow NSman hits close to home&amp;#039;: WP&amp;#039;s Pritam Singh on Aloysius Pang&amp;#039;s death |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/pritam-singh-aloysius-pang-death-tribute-nsman-909036 |website=CNA |access-date=10 December 2021 |language=en |date=24 January 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; At present, he is a reservist commander with the rank of [[Major]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cna180408&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Legal career===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2013, Singh joined the litigation and dispute resolution practice at [[Donaldson &amp;amp; Burkinshaw]], Singapore&amp;#039;s oldest law firm.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;donburk&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.donburk.com.sg/pritamsingh.html |title=SINGH Pritam |access-date=2013-02-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150502120255/http://www.donburk.com.sg/pritamsingh.html |archive-date=2015-05-02 }}, Donaldson &amp;amp; Burkinshaw website, retrieved 3 February 2013.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Pritam Singh elected as new Workers&amp;#039; Party chief |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/pritam-singh-elected-new-workers-party-chief-072133647.html |access-date=2022-05-13 |website=sg.news.yahoo.com |date=8 April 2018 |language=en-SG}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Pritam Singh Singapore 3.jpg|thumb|Singh posing with a family at a [[hawker centre]]]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[File:Pritam Singh Singapore 2.jpg|thumb|Singh with an elderly constituent]]&lt;br /&gt;
Singh joined the Workers&amp;#039; Party while completing a juris doctor degree at the Singapore Management University, citing its &amp;quot;level-headedness and leadership&amp;quot; as his primary motivator.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Hussain |first1=Zakir |title=Postgraduate law student is potential WP candidate |url=https://law.smu.edu.sg/images/law/pdf/ST_20110402_5.pdf |access-date=12 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=2 May 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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During the [[2011 Singaporean general election|2011 general election]], Singh was part of the five-member Workers&amp;#039; Party team which contested in [[Aljunied Group Representation Constituency|Aljunied GRC]]. The team included the party&amp;#039;s secretary-general [[Low Thia Khiang]], chairwoman [[Sylvia Lim]] and members [[Chen Show Mao]] and [[Muhamad Faisal bin Abdul Manap]]. They faced the team from the incumbent [[People&amp;#039;s Action Party]] (PAP), which was led by [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)|Foreign Affairs minister]] [[George Yeo]]. The Workers&amp;#039; Party&amp;#039;s team defeated the PAP team by 72,289 votes (54.7%) to 59,829 (45.2%),&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-2011-ge/aljunied-grc.html Parliamentary General Election 2011: Aljunied GRC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330065404/http://www.singapore-elections.com/parl-2011-ge/aljunied-grc.html |date=30 March 2012}} , singapore-elections.com, retrieved 6 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; marking the first occasion in Singapore&amp;#039;s history in which an opposition party had won an election in a GRC.&lt;br /&gt;
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Since the election, Singh has represented the [[Geylang East|Eunos]] ward within the constituency in Parliament.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;[http://aljunied.wp.sg/mps/pritam-singh/ MP for Aljunied GRC, Eunos Division] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406195413/http://aljunied.wp.sg/mps/pritam-singh/ |date=6 April 2012}} , aljunied.wp.sg, retrieved 6 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh was appointed as the assistant secretary general on the party&amp;#039;s executive council.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[http://wp.sg/our-organisation/executive-council/ Executive Council] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728110917/http://wp.sg/our-organisation/executive-council/ |date=28 July 2013}} , wp.sg, retrieved 6 April 2012.&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Singh was also previously the chairman of the Aljunied–Hougang Town Council (AHTC) from 2016 to 2020.&lt;br /&gt;
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===Leadership of the Workers&amp;#039; Party===&lt;br /&gt;
In 2017, after [[Low Thia Khiang]] announced that he was contemplating retirement as well as wanting to rejuvenate the party for &amp;quot;younger blood&amp;quot;, Singh was widely regarded to be the next chief of the Workers&amp;#039; Party before the general election that would have been scheduled to be held by 2021.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/pritam-singh-tipped-to-be-next-wp-chief|title=Pritam Singh tipped to be next WP chief|date=14 November 2017|work=The Straits Times|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211055326/http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/pritam-singh-tipped-to-be-next-wp-chief|archive-date=2017-12-11|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Subsequently, Singh was eventually confirmed as secretary-general of the Workers&amp;#039; Party on 8 April 2018 after Low stepped down for a leadership self-renewal.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pritam-singh-elected-new-wp-chief-succeeding-low-thia-khiang-10116736|title=Pritam Singh elected new WP chief, succeeding Low Thia Khiang|work=Channel NewsAsia|access-date=2018-04-29|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408110827/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pritam-singh-elected-new-wp-chief-succeeding-low-thia-khiang-10116736|archive-date=2018-04-08|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===2020 general election===&lt;br /&gt;
The results of the [[2020 Singaporean general election|2020 general election]] saw Singh, together with [[Sylvia Lim]], [[Muhamad Faisal Manap]] and former NCMPs [[Gerald Giam]] and [[Leon Perera]], being re-elected to represent the Aljunied GRC constituents, with an increased share of the vote of 59.95%, defeating the PAP team that received 40.05%.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CNAAljunied&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/ge2020-workers-party-retains-aljunied-grc-12922390 |title=GE2020: Workers&amp;#039; Party retains Aljunied GRC with wider margin against PAP |author=Chew Hui Min |work=Channel News Asia |date=11 June 2020 |access-date=4 April 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Workers&amp;#039; Party had also won [[Hougang Single Member Constituency|Hougang SMC]], its stronghold which has been held since 1991,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/ge2020-workers-party-retains-hougang-smc-with-61-19-of-votes-12922396 |title=GE2020: Workers&amp;#039; Party retains Hougang SMC with 61.19% of votes |last=Yeoh |first=Grace |work=Channel News Asia |date=11 July 2020 |access-date=4 April 2021}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and the newly created [[Sengkang Group Representation Constituency|Sengkang GRC]],&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;CNAAljunied&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; the first time the Workers&amp;#039; Party had won a general election in a second GRC.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ge2020-results-wp-projected-to-win-sengkang-grc-with-53-of-votes-based-on-sample-count|title = GE2020 official results: WP wins Sengkang GRC with 52.13% of votes, clinching its second GRC|newspaper = The Straits Times|date = 11 July 2020|last1 = Toh|first1 = Wen Li|last2 = Lim|first2 = Yan Liang}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Singh is a member of the Estate and Liaison Committee and the Tenders and Contracts Committee. He is the Town Councillor of the Public Relations Committee in the Aljunied–Hougang Town Council (AHTC).&lt;br /&gt;
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===Leader of the Opposition===&lt;br /&gt;
Following the 2020 general election in which the Workers&amp;#039; Party won ten seats, Prime Minister [[Lee Hsien Loong]] decided to formally designate Singh as [[Leader of the Opposition (Singapore)|Leader of the Opposition]], and said that he would be &amp;quot;provided with appropriate staff support and resources&amp;quot; to carry out his new parliamentary appointment role.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;ST11Jul20&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlhusR7McMg |title=PM Lee Hsien Loong on GE2020 results: &amp;#039;We have a clear mandate&amp;#039; |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=11 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712020524/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlhusR7McMg |archive-date=12 July 2020 |url-status=live }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Prior to this, the leader of the opposition was an unofficial &amp;#039;&amp;#039;de facto&amp;#039;&amp;#039; position in Parliament as the [[Constitution of Singapore|Constitution]] and standing orders of Parliament did not provide for such a position. With the creation of the formal office, Parliament announced that the appointment holder will draw an annual salary of [[Singapore dollar|S$]]385,000, double the salary of a regular Member of Parliament. Singh decided to donate half of the allowance increase from his new appointment for his party, charitable causes as well as his residents&amp;#039; needs.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/wp-chief-pritam-singh-clarifies-that-he-will-donate-half-his-salary-increase-not-half-his |title=WP&amp;#039;s Pritam Singh clarifies he will donate half his salary increase as Opposition Leader, not half his entire salary|date=1 August 2020|website=The Straits Times}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political positions==&lt;br /&gt;
In 2020, Singh recommended a universal monthly minimum wage of S$1,300 in place of [[progressive wage]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Ho |first1=Grace |title=WP chief Pritam Singh calls for universal minimum wage with $1,300 base |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/wp-chief-pritam-singh-calls-for-universal-minimum-wage-with-1300-base |website=www.straitstimes.com |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=en |date=12 October 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2023, Singh advocated for a mandatory knowledge of the [[Singapore English|English language]] when accessing aspirants of [[Singaporean nationality law|citizenship]] or [[permanent residency in Singapore|permanent residency]] in Singapore.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Tang |first1=Louisa |title=Pritam Singh advocates for English test in Singapore citizenship, PR applications |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/new-citizen-permanent-resident-singapore-application-english-test-pritam-singh-josephine-teo-3309261 |website=CNA |access-date=27 February 2023 |language=en |date=27 February 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Personal life==&lt;br /&gt;
Singh is of Indian origin and is a practising [[Sikh]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=2023-02-28 |title=Want new citizens who know Singapore; not here for powerful passport: Opposition leader Pritam Singh |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/latest-updates/want-new-citizens-who-know-singapore-not-here-for-powerful-passport-opposition-leader-pritam-singh/articleshow/98298318.cms |access-date=2023-09-16 |issn=0013-0389}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Kor |first1=Kian Beng |title=Chen: I never stopped being a Singaporean |url=https://law.smu.edu.sg/images/law/pdf/ST_20110426_1.pdf |access-date=13 May 2022 |work=The Straits Times |date=26 April 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He married Loveleen Kaur Walia, a Singaporean theatre practitioner, in 2012.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;straitstimes.com&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wp-s-pritam-singh-ties-the-knot-in-colourful-ceremony.html|title=WP&amp;#039;s Pritam Singh ties the knot in colourful ceremony|access-date=2017-12-10|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211053640/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/wp-s-pritam-singh-ties-the-knot-in-colourful-ceremony.html|archive-date=2017-12-11|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The couple have two daughters.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/wp-chief-pritam-singh-now-father-of-two-baby-girl-delivered-by-emergency-caesarian|title=WP chief Pritam Singh now father of 2; baby girl delivered by emergency caesarian|first=Royston|last=Sim|date=2018-08-17|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2019-01-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102143248/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/wp-chief-pritam-singh-now-father-of-two-baby-girl-delivered-by-emergency-caesarian|archive-date=2019-01-02|url-status=live}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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