Charles Anthony s/o R. Santiago ( ta, சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ, Cārls Cantiyākō; born 1 November 1960) is a

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from the

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(DAP), a component party of the

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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

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(ASEAN) Parliamentarians for

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(APHR). He served as the

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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

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and

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general elections.

Election results

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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 {{Malaysia-politician-stub

Political career

Election results

See also

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