Let's look at the glass half-full scenario for Minister Tan Chuan-Jin, who has been nominated by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as the next Speaker of Parliament.

Order of Precedence

According to the Order of Precedence in Singapore, a list to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a federal or national nature, Tan will be fourth in line after the next President.

In terms of protocol, Tan will be ranked after Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong; Deputy Prime Ministers Teo Chee Hean and Tharman Shanmugaratnam; and Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon.

This list is based on a 1967 Straits Times article that reported about the official order of precedence which was gazetted.

For clarity, this is how the rest of the key public officials are ranked:

In other words, Tan is the 11th in line as the Minister for Social and Family Development.

He will soon be fourth in line.

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Line of Succession: Designated Survivor

Some Singaporeans are interested in the line of succession in Singapore after being influenced by a popular Netflix series, Designated Survivor.

Many Singaporeans -- including swimming star Joseph Schooling -- are eagerly anticipating season two of the show, which will be premiere end-September.

The American political drama, stars Kiefer Sutherland as the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

He was named the designated survivor and became president after an explosion claimed the lives of the president and everyone in the presidential line of succession.

But it's just a show, so no evil thoughts, please.