Singapore People's Action Party

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Singapore_People's_Action_Party

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:PAP
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:International_Democrat_Union
gptkbp:chairman	gptkb:Gan_Kim_Yong
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:dominant_in_parliament_since	1959
gptkbp:first_prime_minister_from_party	Lee Kuan Yew
gptkbp:founded	21 November 1954
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Fong_Swee_Suan gptkb:Goh_Keng_Swee gptkb:K._M._Byrne gptkb:Lim_Chin_Siong gptkb:Ong_Eng_Guan gptkb:S._Rajaratnam gptkb:Toh_Chin_Chye Lee Kuan Yew
gptkbp:governing_party_of	gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:hasNewspaper	gptkb:Petir
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Bedok,_Singapore
gptkbp:historicalEvent	gptkb:Operation_Coldstore_(1963) led Singapore to independence in 1965 merger with Malaysia (1963-1965) won 1959 general election
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Singapore People's Action Party
gptkbp:ideology	pragmatism conservatism social democracy
gptkbp:membership_(2020)	about 15,000
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Goh_Chok_Tong Lee Hsien Loong Lee Kuan Yew
gptkbp:number_of_seats_in_parliament_(2020)	83
gptkbp:opposedBy	Barisan Sosialis (historical)
gptkbp:parliamentary_majority_since	1959
gptkbp:parliamentary_system	unicameral
gptkbp:party_color	white
gptkbp:political_position	centre-right
gptkbp:relatedOrganization	gptkb:PAP_Community_Foundation gptkb:PAP_Policy_Forum
gptkbp:secretaryGeneral	Lee Hsien Loong
gptkbp:slogan	gptkb:Action_for_the_Future
gptkbp:successor_prime_minister_from_party	gptkb:Goh_Chok_Tong Lee Hsien Loong
gptkbp:symbol	red lightning bolt in a blue circle
gptkbp:website	https://www.pap.org.sg/
gptkbp:women's_wing	gptkb:PAP_Women's_Wing
gptkbp:youth_wing	gptkb:Young_PAP
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Fabian_Society
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5