Charles Santiago

Charles Anthony s/o R. Santiago (Tamil: சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ, romanized: Cārls Cantiyākō; born 1 November 1960) is a Malaysian politician from the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition who has served as Chairman of the National Water Services Commission (SPAN) for the second term since March 2023 and for the first term from November 2018 to his removal from the position in April 2020.^[2] He is also Chairman of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR). ^[3][4][5] He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Klang from March 2008 to November 2022, Chairman of the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee from December 2019 to November 2022.^[6]

Charles Santiago
சார்ல்ஸ் சந்தியாகோ
Chairman of the National Water Services Commission
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 March 2023
Minister	Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad
In office 1 November 2018 – 10 April 2020
Minister	Xavier Jayakumar Arulanandam (2018–2020) Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (2020)
Chairman of the Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee
In office 4 December 2019 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Klang
In office 8 March 2008 – 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Tan Yee Kew (BN–MCA)
Succeeded by	Ganabatirau Veraman (PH–DAP)
Majority	17,701 (2008) 24,685 (2013) 78,773 (2018)
Personal details
Born	Charles Anthony s/o R. Santiago (1960-11-01) 1 November 1960 (age 64) Selangor, Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia)
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Alma mater	The New School[1]
Occupation	Politician

Political career

Santiago was first elected to Parliament in the 2008 election winning the seat of Klang from the governing National Front (BN) coalition.^[7] Prior to his election, Santiago was an economist^[8] and worked for non-governmental organisations such as the Coalition Against Water Privatisation^[9] and Monitoring Sustainability of Globalisation Malaysia.^[10] Santiago was re-elected to Parliament for Klang constituency in the consecutive 2013 and 2018 general elections.

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^{[7][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P110 Klang		Charles Santiago (DAP)	37,990	65.18%		Ch'ng Toh Eng (MCA)	20,289	34.81%	59,323	17,701	76.23%
2013			Charles Santiago (DAP)	53,719	64.82%		Teh Kim Poo (MCA)	29,034	35.04%	84,214	24,685	86.75%
2018			Charles Santiago (DAP)	98,279	77.34%		Ching Eu Boon (MCA)	19,506	15.35%	128,536	78,773	86.06%
							Khairul Shah Abdullah (PAS)	9,169	7.22%
							Puvananderan Ganasamoorthy (IND)	120	0.09%

See also

• Klang (federal constituency)

References

1. Charles Santiago staff. "About Charles Santiago". Archived from the original on 27 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "Charles Santiago reappointed as SPAN chairman". The Star. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
3. "Board Members - ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights". aseanmp.org. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015.
4. Abdullah, Maria Chin (4 December 2019). "Maria Chin Abdullah". facebook.com. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
5. Charles Santiago (27 August 2017). "ASEAN Needs to Act Urgently on Myanmar Military Violence in Rakhine State". ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR). Archived from the original on 31 July 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
6. Tarrence Tan (1 November 2018). "Charles Santiago appointed SPAN chairman". The Star. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
7. "Malaysia Decides 2008". The Star (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
8. "Turning thirst into trade". New Straits Times. 15 March 2003. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
9. Yeen, Oh Ing (27 June 2008). "MP: Syabas profiting from reconnection fees". The Star. Archived from the original on 14 May 2010. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
10. "Highest water rates in Selangor". The Star. 29 June 2004. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
11. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 27 May 2010. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
12. "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 19 April 2013. Results only available from the 2004 election (GE11).
13. "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM 13". Sistem Pengurusan Maklumat Pilihan Raya Umum (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 14 March 2021. Retrieved 24 March 2017.Results only available for the 2013 election.
14. "my undi : Kawasan & Calon-Calon PRU13 : Keputusan PRU13 (Archived copy)". www.myundi.com.my. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
15. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum ke-13". Utusan Malaysia. Archived from the original on 21 March 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
16. "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
17. "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.

Political offices
New creation	Chairperson of Human Rights and Constitutional Affairs Select Committee 4 December 2019–present	Incumbent
Parliament of Malaysia
Preceded by Tan Yee Kew	Member of Parliament for Klang 8 March 2008–present	Incumbent