Charles Anthony s/o R. Santiago ( ta, சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ, Cārls Cantiyākō; born 1 November 1960) is a
Malaysian
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politician
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from the
Democratic Action Party
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(DAP), a component party of the
Pakatan Harapan
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(PH) opposition coalition. He has served as Chairman of the
Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee since December 2019. He is also Chairman of the
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
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(ASEAN)
Parliamentarians for
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(APHR). He served as the
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for
Klang from March 2008 to November 2022 and Chairman of the
National Water Services Commission (SPAN) from November 2018 to October 2020.
Political career
Santiago was first elected to Parliament in the
2008 election winning the seat of Klang from the governing
National Front (BN) coalition.
Prior to his election, Santiago was an economist and worked for non-governmental organisations such as the Coalition Against Water Privatisation and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation Malaysia.
Santiago was re-elected to Parliament for Klang constituency in the consecutive
2013
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and
2018
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general elections.
Election results
See also
*
Klang (federal constituency)
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References
1960 births
People from Selangor
Living people
Malaysian Christians
Malaysian politicians of Indian descent
Democratic Action Party (Malaysia) politicians
Members of the Dewan Rakyat
21st-century Malaysian politicians
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