David Darryl Wilson (born 1970), often known as Darryl David, is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (abbreviation: PAP) is a major conservative centre-right political party in Singapore and is one of the three contemporary political parties represented in Parliament, alongside the opposition Workers' Party (WP) and ...

(PAP), he has been the

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(MP) representing the Ang Mo Kio–Hougang division of

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since 2015.

Education

David was educated at St. Michael's School,

Raffles Institution Raffles Institution (RI) is an independent educational institution in Singapore. Founded in 1823, it is the oldest school in the country. It provides secondary education for boys only from Year 1 to Year 4, and pre-university education for both ...

and

Raffles Junior College The Raffles Junior College (RJC) was a junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education. The college was founded in 1982, following a separation from the pre-university section of Raffles Institution (RI). Raffles Junior College ...

before graduating from the

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with a

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with honours degree in

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. He subsequently went on to complete a

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degree at

Nanyang Technological University The Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is a national research university in Singapore. It is the second oldest autonomous university in the country and is considered as one of the most prestigious universities in the world by various inte ...

and a

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degree at the National University of Singapore's

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Career

David started his career as a host of the Channel 5 television game show, ''The Pyramid Game'', in the 1990s. He was Deputy Director of the School of Design at

Temasek Polytechnic Temasek Polytechnic (TP) is a post-secondary education institution and statutory board under the purview of the Ministry of Education in Singapore. Established in 1990, it is the only polytechnic in Singapore offering a law programme. History ...

before joining

SJI International School St. Joseph's Institution International (often referred to as "SJI International" or "SJII") is an independent co-educational Lasallian Catholic international school at Thomson Road in Novena, Singapore. It comprises an elementary and high schoo ...

as its

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in 2017. In 2009, David became District Councillor of the

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Political career

David made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in

and won. David was latter appointed as Deputy Chair of the Government Parliamentary Committee for Culture, Community and Youth, and Education. He also sits on the Government Parliamentary Committee for Communications and Information, and Social and Family Development. 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. During the 2020 Budget debate, David called for more subsidies for after-school care even after children graduate from pre-school.

Personal life

David is a Singaporean of Indian and Chinese descent with his father being an Indian and his mother a Chinese. His parents are divorced and he was raised by his mother. David is bilingual in English and Chinese but is able to speak conversational Hokkien dialect. David was previously married to radio personality

Georgina Chang Georgina Chang is a Singaporean who used to head Mediacorp's The Celebrity Agency. She has left Mediacorp since then. She was also a former radio personality, television broadcaster, and newspaper columnist. Chang was also the vice-president of Med ...

. He has since remarried to lawyer Christina Sim since 2006 and they have two children.

References

External links

Darryl David
on

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{{DEFAULTSORT:David, Darryl 1970 births Living people Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Singaporean television presenters Temasek Polytechnic faculty Nanyang Technological University alumni Raffles Junior College alumni Raffles Institution alumni National University of Singapore alumni