Please answer the following question: Facts: - imagesize: 200px - caption: christopher de souza - constituency mp: holland-bukit timah grc - predecessor: none - term start: 6 may 2006 - birth date: 21 january 1976 - name: christopher de souza - nationality: singaporean - image: chris de souza.jpg - religion: christian -lrb- catholic -rrb- - alma mater: king 's college london university of oxford Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of christopher de souza .
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christopher de souza -lrb- chinese : , tamil : ; born 21 january 1976 -rrb- is a member of the singapore parliament and a practising litigation partner at the singapore-based law firm lee & lee .he 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 a margin of 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 -lrb- as the deputy chairman -rrb- , and home affairs and law .in 2009 , he was nominated as a young global leader at the world economic forum .prior to his political career , he was active in the judiciary , first serving 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 and then pursued his post-graduate studies as a shell scholar at the university of oxford where he graduated with bachelor of civil law with distinction .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 .christopher is a catholic christian and is married .