Christopher de Souza
Christopher de Souza (born 21 January 1976) is a Singaporean politician and lawyer who has been serving as Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore since 2020. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Ulu Pandan division of Holland–Bukit Timah GRC since 2006.
The Honourable Christopher de Souza | |
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de Souza in 2015 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Assumed office 31 August 2020 | |
| Speaker | Seah Kian Peng (2023–present) Tan Chuan-Jin (2017–2023) |
| Preceded by | Charles Chong Lim Biow Chuan |
| Member of Parliament for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC (Ulu Pandan) | |
| Assumed office 6 May 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Vivian Balakrishnan |
| Majority | 34,991 (32.72%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 January 1976 Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
| Alma mater | King's College London (LLB) University of Oxford (BCL) |
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A lawyer by profession, de Souza has been working at Lee & Lee since 2006 and had also worked at WongPartnership between 2011 and 2014.
Prior to entering politics in the 2006 general election, he had worked in the Singapore Legal Service.
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