David Darryl Wilson (born 1970),[1] often known as Darryl David, is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ang Mo Kio–Hougang division of Ang Mo Kio GRC since 2015.[2][3]
David was later 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.[4]
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.[8]
During the 2020 Budget debate, David called for more subsidies for after-school care even after children graduate from pre-school.[9]
David was elected as the Chairman of Ang Mo Kio Town Council (AMKTC) since 2015.
Personal life
David is a Singaporean of Indian and Chinese descent with his father being an Indian and his mother a Chinese.[10] His parents are divorced and he was raised by his mother.[4] David is bilingual in English and Mandarin but is able to speak conversational Hokkien dialect.
David was previously married to radio personality Georgina Chang.[11] He has since remarried to lawyer Christina Sim since 2006 and they have two children.[12][13]
The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency/seat he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party; PSP: Progress Singapore Party All of the leaders of the respective GRCs are in underline. MP(s) who is go on a leave of absence is in italic. NMPs do not belong to any party.
The party affiliation of each member is indicated right after the constituency he or she represents. PAP: People's Action Party; WP: The Workers' Party NMPs do not belong to any party. There were two terms of NMPs in this parliament, with nine NMPs in each term.
