Christopher de Souza

Christopher James[1] de Souza (Chinese: 迪舒沙, Tamil: கிறிஸ்தபர் டி சூசா; born 21 January 1976) is a Singaporean politician. He was appointed as the Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore by Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong with Jessica Tan.

The Honourable

Christopher James[1] de Souza

MP
Christopher de Souza
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore
Assumed office
31 August 2020
Serving with Jessica Tan
SpeakerTan Chuan-Jin
Preceded byCharles Chong (PAP)
ConstituencyHolland–Bukit Timah GRC
Member of the Singapore Parliament
for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC
(Ulu Pandan)
Assumed office
6 May 2006
Preceded byVivian Balakrishnan
Personal details
Born (1976-01-21) 21 January 1976
NationalitySingaporean
Political partyPeople's Action Party
Alma materKing's College London
University of Oxford

He has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC for Ulu Pandan since May 2006 and is a practising litigation partner at the Singapore-based law firm Lee & Lee.[2][3]

Early life

de Souza first served as a Justice's Law Clerk to then Chief Justice Yong Pung How, then as Deputy Public Prosecutor, followed by State Counsel, Magistrate, and finally Assistant Registrar at the High Court of Singapore. He graduated from his LLB Class at King's College London with First Class Honours in 2000 and then pursued his post-graduate studies as a Shell Scholar at the University of Oxford where he graduated with a Bachelor of Civil Law with distinction in 2001.[4] During National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces, he was assigned to a combat squadron and was conferred the Sword of Honour.[5] He completed his National Service as an officer.[6] He represented Singapore in hockey at various tournaments up to 2005.[6]

Political career

de Souza is a representative of the People's Action Party and a part of the team which won the 2011 general elections for the Holland–Bukit Timah GRC with a margin of 60.08% of the votes.[7] He is specifically in charge of Ulu Pandan ward where he has been the Parliamentary representative since 2006.[4]

He is currently serving on Government Parliamentary Committees on Manpower (as the Deputy Chairman), and Home Affairs and Law. In 2009, he was nominated as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum.[8]

de Souza was elected Deputy Speaker in the 14th Parliament.

Personal life

de Souza is a Roman Catholic and is married.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-03-04. Retrieved 2020-09-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Christopher de Souza Parliament of Singapore Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 22 October 2015.
  3. Lee & Lee - Partners - Christopher de Souza Archived 2016-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 22 October 2015.
  4. People's Action Party - MP-Elect Profile - Christopher de Souza Archived 2011-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 16 September 2011.
  5. The Straits Times - General Elections 2011, accessed on 16 September 2011
  6. Lee & Lee - Partners - Christopher de Souza Archived 2015-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 31 August 2015.
  7. Final tally of votes cast for GE2011 released Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine, Fann Sim, SingaporeScene, Yahoo! News Singapore, 12 May 2011, accessed on 16 September 2011.
  8. World Economic Forum - Christopher De Souza Archived 2011-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 16 September 2011.
Parliament of Singapore
Preceded by
Vivian Balakrishnan
as MP for Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC (Ulu Pandan)		 Member of Parliament for
Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Ulu Pandan)
2006 – present		 Incumbent
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