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.[9]
During the 2020 Budget debate, David called for more subsidies for after-school care even after children graduate from pre-school.[10]
During the 2025 general election, David remained in the PAP team, led by Senior MinisterLee 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.[12] The PAP team won the contest with almost 79 percent of the vote with the other two parties receiving around 10 percent each.[13] David is part of the Government Parliamentary Committee under Education where he serves as chairman since 2025.
Personal life
David is a Singaporean of Indian and Chinese descent with his father being an Indian and his mother a Chinese.[14] His parents are divorced and he was raised by his mother.[4] David is bilingual in English and Mandarin and is also able to speak conversational Hokkien.[citation needed]
David was married to radio personality Georgina Chang in 1998 but they later divorced.[15][16] He is married to lawyer Christina Sim since 2006 and they have two children.[17][18]
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; The leaders of their respective GRCs are underlined. MP(s) who go on a leave of absence are italicized. NMPs do not belong to any party.
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.
