Christopher de Souza

Christopher James 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.
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.
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. During National Service in the Singapore Armed Forces, he was assigned to a combat squadron and was conferred the Sword of Honour. He completed his National Service as an officer. He represented Singapore in hockey at various tournaments up to 2005.
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 60.08% of the votes. He is specifically in charge of Ulu Pandan ward where he has been the Parliamentary representative since 2006.
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.
de Souza was elected Deputy Speaker in the 14th Parliament.
Personal life.
de Souza is a Roman Catholic and is married.