Biography
Gobind Singh Deo (born 19 June 1973) is Minister of Digital in the unity government led by Anwar Ibrahim, appointed in December 2023, and has been the Member of Parliament for Damansara since November 2022. He is national chairman of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and, when first appointed to cabinet in 2018, became the first Sikh to serve as a Malaysian minister. A lawyer by profession, Gobind is the son of Karpal Singh, the DAP leader and constitutional litigator known as the "Tiger of Jelutong"; Gobind himself acquired the nickname "Little Lion of Puchong". His brothers are also elected representatives — Ramkarpal Singh as MP for Bukit Gelugor and Jagdeep Singh Deo in the Penang state assembly. He entered parliament at the 2008 general election, winning Puchong by 19,972 votes amid the swing to the opposition in Selangor, and held the seat for three terms with steadily larger majorities — 32,802 in 2013 and 47,635 in 2018 — before moving to the new Damansara constituency in 2022. Gobind was Minister of Communications and Multimedia from May 2018 until the Pakatan Harapan government collapsed in February 2020. At the DAP national congress in March 2022 he was returned to the central executive committee with the highest vote of any candidate and was made deputy national chairman, subsequently rising to the chairmanship. His current portfolio, created in the December 2023 reshuffle, covers digital infrastructure, data policy and cybersecurity — including the rollout of 5G and the regulation of online platforms.
Constituencies (1)
Electoral track record
| Year | Party | Votes | % | Majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DAP | 142,875 | 81.67% | — | Won |
| 2018 | PKR | 60,429 | 72.39% | — | Won |
| 2015 | PH ( DAP ) | — | — | — | Won |
| 2013 | DAP | 62,938 | 67.62% | — | Won |
| 2008 | DAP | 35,079 | 60.94% | — | Won |
Parliamentary activity
From 249 Dewan Rakyat sittings- 3 Mar 2026· Sitting 20Present
- 2 Mar 2026· Sitting 19Present
- 26 Feb 2026· Sitting 18Present
- 25 Feb 2026· Sitting 17Absent
- 24 Feb 2026· Sitting 16Present
- 23 Feb 2026· Sitting 15Present
- 12 Feb 2026· Sitting 141Present
- 11 Feb 2026· Sitting 13Present
- 10 Feb 2026· Sitting 12Present
- 9 Feb 2026· Sitting 111Present
- 5 Feb 2026· Sitting 10Absent
- 4 Feb 2026· Sitting 9Present
- Rang Undang-undang Perlembagaan Persekutuan (Pindaan) 20262 Mar 2026Yes
- Division4 Nov 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PEKERJA GIG 202528 Aug 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 20254 Mar 2025Yes
- Rang Undang-undang Keselamatan Dalam Talian 202411 Dec 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG PERLEMBAGAAN (PINDAAN) 202417 Oct 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG SURUHANJAYA PENERBANGAN MALAYSIA (PEMBUBARAN) 202426 Jun 2024Yes
- RANG UNDANG-UNDANG TENAGA BOLEH BAHARU (PINDAAN) 202325 May 2023Yes
Attendance, participation & recorded votes extracted from official Hansard records.
Connections (350)
Explore network- Ahmad MaslanUMNO100% aligned
- Hanifah Hajar TaibPBB100% aligned
- Hannah Yeoh Tseow SuanDAP100% aligned
- Rubiah binti WangPBB100% aligned
- Siti Aminah binti AchingUMNO100% aligned
- Aiman Athirah Al JundiAMANAH100% aligned
- Huang Tiong SiiSUPP100% aligned
- Teo Nie ChingDAP100% aligned
- Lukanisman bin Awang SauniPBB100% aligned
- Wilson Ugak anak KumbongPRS100% aligned
News sentiment over time
348 mentions across 17 months
News mentions
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Keupayaan Aplikasi TuJu akan ditambah baik susulan maklum balas pengguna - Gobind
Kerajaan akan menambah baik keupayaan aplikasi navigasi tempatan, TuJu, susulan aduan pengguna berhubung prestasinya untuk digunakan…
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TuJu app to go beyond highways and cover ordinary roads, says digital minister
Digital Minister Gobind Singh Deo announced the expansion of the TuJu navigation app from highways to ordinary roads, citing public…
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More govt services on MyGOV app this year, says Gobind - The Star
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Waze ban applies only to public servants on official duties, says Gobind - The Edge Malaysia
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TuJu navigation app to be upgraded following user feedback, Dewan Rakyat told - The Malaysian Reserve
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