Darryl David

David Darryl Wilson, known professionally as Darryl David (Tamil: டேரல் டேவிட், born 19 October 1970) is a Singaporean politician and former media personality. He is an MP of Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in his Ang Mo Kio-Hougang Ward and is a member of the People's Action Party.[1][2] David is also the Chief Executive Officer of SJI International School.[3]

The Honourable

Darryl David

MP
டேரல் டேவிட்
Member of Parliament
for Ang Mo Kio GRC
Assumed office
11 September 2015
ConstituencyAng Mo Kio GRC
Personal details
Born (1970-10-19) October 19, 1970
Singapore
Nationality Singapore
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Spouse(s)Christina Sim
Children2
EducationRaffles Institution
Raffles Junior College
National University of Singapore
Nanyang Technological University
Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Education

David attended St Michael’s Primary School, Raffles Institution, and Raffles Junior College.[3][4] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in English literature at the National University of Singapore.[3] David holds a Master of Business Administration from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and a Master in Public Administration from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.[3][5]

Career

David was the host of the Channel 5 television game show, The Pyramid Game, in the 1990s.[6] He was the Deputy Director of the School of Design at Temasek Polytechnic before joining SJI International School in 2017.[3]

In 2009, he became the District Councilor with the North-East Community Development Council.[6]

Political career

David was announced as a candidate for the People's Action Party in Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency in the 2015 General Election.[6] The PAP team was led to a resounding victory and David was elected to the 13th Parliament of Singapore.[1] David is the Deputy Chairman of the Government Parliamentary Committee (GPC) for Culture, Community & Youth and also for Education. He also sits on the GPCs for Communications & Information and Social & Family Development.[3]

In his maiden parliamentary speech, David suggested passing a basic English test and doing mandatory community work as additional criteria to become a Singapore citizen.[7]

In the 2020 Budget debate, David called for more subsidies for after-school care even after children graduate from pre-school.[8]

Personal life

Darryl David was born in Singapore and is of Indian and Chinese heritage, his father is Indian and mother is Chinese.[9] His parents divorced and he was raised by his mother.[3] David is bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese and also speaks conversational Hokkien. David was previously married to radio personality Georgina Chang.[10] He has been married to lawyer Christina Sim since 2006 and they have 2 children.[11][12]

References
  1. "Ang Mo Kio GRC: PM Lee leads team to resounding victory". The Straits Times. 12 September 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. 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. Wong, Velda (12 November 2018). "Whatever you can, wherever you can: An interview with MP Mr Darryl David". Digital Senior. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. Au-Yong, Rachel (16 August 2015). "Ex-TV host a familiar face but he wants to earn residents' trust". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 31 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  5. "Mr Darryl David（达瑞尔•大卫先生）". Nanyang Technological University. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  6. Aripin, Nurul Azliah (15 August 2015). "GE2015: Meet the new faces of PAP's Ang Mo Kio GRC – Darryl David and Koh Poh Koon". sg.news.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  7. "New citizens puzzled when MP Darryl David spoke English". AsiaOne. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. Tee, Zhuo (28 February 2020). "Call for more childcare leave and care options". The Straits Times. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  9. "Ex-TV host a familiar face but he wants to earn residents' trust". The Straits Times. 16 August 2015.
  10. "Best to be open about it". The New Paper. 8 December 2000. p. 59.
  11. Philomin, Laura Elizabeth (15 August 2015). "From TV to politics, new PAP candidate Darryl David relishes chance to serve". TODAYonline.
  12. "Hey, you look familiar". The Straits Times. 2 August 2015.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Yeo Guat Kwang		 Member of Parliament for
Ang Mo Kio GRC (Ang Mo Kio-Hougang)
2015 – present		 Incumbent


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