Ramkarpal Singh
ਰਾਮਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ
(Law and Institutional Reforms)
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
(Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law))
for Bukit Gelugor
25 May 2014
(PR–DAP)
55,951 (2018)
63,112 (2022)
(1976-04-09) 9 April 1976 (age 48)
Penang, Malaysia
affiliations
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)
Gobind Singh Deo (brother)
Gurmit Kaur (mother)
Ramkarpal Singh s/o Karpal Singh (Punjabi: ਰਾਮਕਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ, romanized: Rāmkarpāl Siṅgh; born 9 April 1976) commonly referred to as Ramkarpal Singh, is a Malaysian politician and lawyer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bukit Gelugor since May 2014. He served as the Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in charge of Law and Institutional Reforms in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Azalina Othman Said from December 2022 to his resignation in December 2023 and Chairman of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee from July 2019 to 2020. He is a member of Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition. He is the son of Karpal Singh and younger brother of Gobind Singh Deo, the Minister of Digital and the MP for Damansara as well as Jagdeep Singh Deo, the Deputy Chief Minister of Penang II and Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Datok Keramat.
Education
Ramkarpal was educated in Penang, first at St. Xavier's Institution and then Seri Inai School (now Tenby International School). He earned his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Bristol in the UK and was called to the bar by Gray's Inn.
Politics
After the death of his father Karpal, Ramkarpal was elected as the MP for Bukit Gelugor constituency.[1] He was the only Pakatan Rakyat's candidate for the 2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election.[2] He won the Bukit Gelugor by-election with 37,659 votes majority. He was sworn as MP on 10 July 2014. He retained his Bukit Gelugor seat by an even larger 55,951-vote majority in the 2018 General Elections, when his coalition, Pakatan Harapan (PH), defeated the incumbent Barisan Nasional (BN) to form the government.
On 18 July 2019, Ramkarpal was selected as chair of the Consideration of Bills Select Committee, replacing Permatang Pauh MP Nurul Izzah Anwar.[3]
Legal career
He was admitted to the Malaysian bar in 2000. Currently, he heads his late father's law firm in Green Hall, Penang.
Ramkarpal is also the legal representative for the family of Mongolian woman Altantuya Shaariibuu.[4][5] In June 2018, he assisted Altantuya's father, Shaariibuu, in meeting with Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.[6]
Death of Karpal Singh
Ramkarpal was travelling with his father from his Pudu office to Penang when the accident happened.[7][8] According to Ramkarpal, his father was asleep before the fatal crash took place, claiming the life of Karpal and his personal aide, Michael Cornelius Selvam.[9]
Election results
Year | Constituency | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Opponent(s) | Votes | Pct | Ballots cast | Majority | Turnout | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | P051 Bukit Gelugor | Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh (DAP) | 41,242 | 89.95% | Huan Cheng Guan (PCM) | 3,583 | 7.81% | 46,438 | 37,659 | 56.34% | ||
Mohd Nabi Bux Mohd Nabi Abdul Sathar (IND) | 799 | 1.74% | ||||||||||
Abu Backer Sidek Mohammad Zan (IND) | 225 | 0.49% | ||||||||||
2018 | Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh (DAP) | 65,622 | 86.68% | Low Joo Hiap (MCA) | 9,671 | 12.77% | 76,489 | 55,951 | 83.51% | |||
Lai Xue Ching (MUP) | 412 | 0.54% | ||||||||||
2022 | Ramkarpal Singh Karpal Singh (DAP) | 71,204 | 82.73% | Thinagaranabhan Padmanabhan (BERSATU) | 8,092 | 9.40% | 86,996 | 63,112 | 76.90% | |||
Wong Chin Chang (MCA) | 6,777 | 7.87% |
See also
- 2014 Bukit Gelugor by-election
- Bukit Gelugor (federal constituency)
- List of Malaysian politicians of Indian origin
References
- ^ "DAP's Ramkarpal Singh wins". Channel News Asia. 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Karpal's cub pledges to fight on in fathers footsteps". The Malaysian Insider. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Ramkarpal replaces Nurul as head of Consideration of Bills Committee". Malaysiakini. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
- ^ Jr, Joseph Kaos (19 June 2018). "Ramkarpal confident with new evidence, Altantuya's murder case will be reopened". The Star.
- ^ Rashid, Hidir Reduan Abdul (16 December 2019). "Use ex-cop's SD to renew probe into Altantuya's murder: Ramkarpal". Malaysiakini.
- ^ Buang, Shakira (20 June 2018). "Ramkarpal: Dr M gave nod to reopen Atlantuya case". Malaysiakini.
- ^ Karpal Singh maut kemalangan Utusan Online. 17 April 2014.
- ^ "The third cub roars, Ramkarpal ready to conquer Tiger of Jelutong's den". The Star Online. 11 May 2014.
- ^ "My last moments with Pa: Ramkarpal Singh". MSN News. The Malaysian Insider. 23 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Malaysia General Election". undiinfo Malaysian Election Data. Malaysiakini. Retrieved 4 February 2017. Results only available from the 2004 election.
- ^ "SEMAKAN KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM KE - 14" (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 17 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
- ^ "The Star Online GE14". The Star. Retrieved 24 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout.
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