Darryl David

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Darryl David
டேரல் டேவிட்
Member of Parliament
for Ang Mo Kio GRC
Assumed office
11 September 2015
Personal details
Born1970
Singapore
NationalitySingapore Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party

Darryl David (Tamil: டேரல் டேவிட், born 19 October 1970) is a Singaporean politician, former TV personality, former TV gameshow host and Deputy Director of the School of Design at Temasek Polytechnic. He is an MP of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in his Ang Mo Kio-Hougang Ward[1][2] and is a member of the People's Action Party.

Education

David attended Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College.[3] He holds a Master of Business Administration[4] from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Master in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.

Personal life

Darryl David was born in Singapore and is of Indian and Chinese heritage, his father is Indian and mother is Chinese.[5] He is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese and also speaks conversational Hokkien. David was previously married to radio personality Georgina Chang.[6] He has been married to Christina Sim since 2006 and has 2 children.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Ang Mo Kio GRC: PM Lee leads team to resounding victory". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015 – via AsiaOne.
  2. ^ "Singapore Elections Department - 2015 Parliamentary Election Results". Singapore Elections Department. Archived from the original on 14 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  3. ^ Au-Yong, Rachel (16 August 2015). "Ex-TV host a familiar face but he wants to earn residents' trust". The Straits Times. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Mr Darryl David(达瑞尔•大卫先生)". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  5. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ex-tv-host-a-familiar-face-but-he-wants-to-earn-residents-trust
  6. ^ "Best to be open about it". The New Paper. 8 December 2000. p. 59.
  7. ^ http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tv-politics-new-pap-candidate-darryl-david-relishes-chance-serve
  8. ^ http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hey-you-look-familiar

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Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by Member of Parliament for
Ang Mo Kio GRC (Ang Mo Kio-Hougang)

2015 – present
Incumbent