Darryl David

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| parliament = Singapore

| constituency_MP = Ang Mo Kio GRC

| term_start = 11 September 2015

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2015: 98,404 (57.26%)
2020: 75,920 (43.81%)
2025: 99,688 (68.10%)

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| birth_name = Darryl Wilson David

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| party = People's Action Party

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{{marriage|Christina Sim|2006}}

| children = 2

| alma_mater = National University of Singapore (BA, MPA)
Nanyang Technological University (MBA)

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Darryl Wilson David (born 19 October 1970) {{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/darryl-david|title = MP | Parliament of Singapore}} is a Singaporean politician and former entertainer. A member of the 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.{{Cite news |title=Ang Mo Kio GRC: PM Lee leads team to resounding victory |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=12 September 2015 |via=AsiaOne |url=http://news.asiaone.com/news/general-election/ang-mo-kio-grc-pm-lee-leads-team-resounding-victory |access-date=15 September 2015 |archive-date=20 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160320053604/http://news.asiaone.com/news/general-election/ang-mo-kio-grc-pm-lee-leads-team-resounding-victory |url-status=live }}{{Cite web|url=http://www.eld.gov.sg/election_results_2015.html |title=Singapore Elections Department - 2015 Parliamentary Election Results |publisher=Singapore Elections Department |access-date=15 September 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914182139/http://www.eld.gov.sg/election_results_2015.html |archive-date=14 September 2015 }}

Education

David was educated at St. Michael's School, Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College{{Cite web|last=Wong|first=Velda|date=2018-11-12|title=Whatever you can, wherever you can: An interview with MP Mr Darryl David|url=https://digitalsenior.sg/darryl-david/|access-date=2020-08-01|website=Digital Senior|language=en-US|archive-date=21 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921063507/https://digitalsenior.sg/darryl-david/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Au-Yong|first1=Rachel|title=Ex-TV host a familiar face but he wants to earn residents' trust|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ex-tv-host-a-familiar-face-but-he-wants-to-earn-residents-trust|access-date=20 March 2017|work=The Straits Times|date=16 August 2015|language=en|archive-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180331230930/http://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ex-tv-host-a-familiar-face-but-he-wants-to-earn-residents-trust|url-status=live}} before graduating from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts with honours degree in English literature.

He subsequently went on to complete a Master of Business Administration degree at Nanyang Technological University and a Master of Public Administration degree at the National University of Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.{{Cite news | title = Mr Darryl David（达瑞尔•大卫先生）| url = http://www.ntu.edu.sg/NanyangAlumniAwards/Recipients/PreviousYearAwardRecipients/2007/Pages/MrDarrylDavid%EF%BC%88%E8%BE%BE%E7%91%9E%E5%B0%94%E2%80%A2%E5%A4%A7%E5%8D%AB%E5%85%88%E7%94%9F%EF%BC%89.aspx | publisher = Nanyang Technological University | access-date = 12 March 2016}}

Career

David started his career as a host of the Channel 5 television game show, The Pyramid Game, in the 1990s and also starred in the Singaporean local sitcom Happy Belly.{{Cite web|last=Aripin|first=Nurul Azliah|date=15 August 2015|title=GE2015: Meet the new faces of PAP's Ang Mo Kio GRC – Darryl David and Koh Poh Koon|url=http://sg.news.yahoo.com/ge2015--meet-the-new-faces-of-pap-s-ang-mo-kio-grc-%E2%80%93-darryl-david-and-koh-poh-koon-083700630.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921063504/https://sg.news.yahoo.com/ge2015--meet-the-new-faces-of-pap-s-ang-mo-kio-grc-%E2%80%93-darryl-david-and-koh-poh-koon-083700630.html|archive-date=21 September 2020|access-date=2020-08-01|website=sg.news.yahoo.com|language=en-SG}} He was Deputy Director of the School of Design at Temasek Polytechnic before joining SJI International School as its chief executive officer in 2017.

In 2009, David became District Councillor of the North East Community Development Council.

=Political career=

David made his political debut in the 2015 general election as part of a five-member PAP team contesting in Ang Mo Kio GRC and won.

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.

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.{{Cite web|date=2016-02-02|title=New citizens puzzled when MP Darryl David spoke English|url=https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/new-citizens-puzzled-when-mp-darryl-david-spoke-english|access-date=2020-08-01|website=AsiaOne|language=en}}

During the 2020 Budget debate, David called for more subsidies for after-school care even after children graduate from pre-school.{{Cite web|last=Tee|first=Zhuo|date=2020-02-28|title=Call for more childcare leave and care options|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/call-for-more-childcare-leave-and-care-options|access-date=2020-08-01|website=The Straits Times|language=en}}

During the 2025 general election, David remained in the PAP team, led by Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong, contesting Ang Mo Kio GRC against People's Power Party (PPP) and new party Singapore United Party (SUP) in a three-way contest.{{Cite web |last=Ong |first=Justin Guang-Xi |date=23 April 2025 |title=GE2025: 3-way fight for Ang Mo Kio GRC, with PAP team led by SM Lee to face PPP and SUP |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/ge2025-nomination-day-ang-mo-kio-pap-lee-hsien-loong-sup-ppp-5078151 |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=CNA |language=en}} The PAP team won the contest with almost 79 percent of the vote with the other two parties receiving around 10 percent each.{{Cite news |last=Chin |first=Soo Fang |last2=Tushara |first2=Elisha |date=2025-05-04 |title=GE2025: PAP wins Ang Mo Kio GRC with 78.95% in 3-cornered fight against SUP, PPP |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/politics/ge2025-pap-wins-ang-mo-kio-grc-with-78-95-in-3-cornered-fight-against-sup-ppp |access-date=2025-05-19 |work=The Straits Times |language=en |issn=0585-3923}}

Personal life

David is a Singaporean of Indian and Chinese descent with his father being an Indian and his mother a Chinese.{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/ex-tv-host-a-familiar-face-but-he-wants-to-earn-residents-trust|title=Ex-TV host a familiar face but he wants to earn residents' trust|date=August 16, 2015|website=The Straits Times}} His parents are divorced and he was raised by his mother. David is bilingual in English and Mandarin and is also able to speak conversational Hokkien.{{cn|date=May 2025}}

David was married to radio personality Georgina Chang in 1998 but they had since divorced.{{Cite news |last=Lim |first=Rebecca |date=17 March 1999 |title=Hey S'pore I'm getting married ... again |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19990317-1.2.88.3.1 |access-date=12 June 2025 |work=The Straits Times |pages=4}}{{cite news|title=Best to be open about it|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Issue/newpaper20001208-1|agency=The New Paper|date=8 December 2000|pages=59}} He has since remarried to lawyer Christina Sim since 2006 and they have two children.{{Cite web|last=Philomin|first=Laura Elizabeth|date=15 August 2015|title=From TV to politics, new PAP candidate Darryl David relishes chance to serve|url=https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/tv-politics-new-pap-candidate-darryl-david-relishes-chance-serve|website=TODAYonline}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/entertainment/hey-you-look-familiar|title=Hey, you look familiar|date=August 2, 2015|website=The Straits Times}}