Career and Education
Occupation
Shipping Lawyer and Consultant at DennisMathiew
Formerly a partner of the law firm he founded, Dennis became a Consultant as he has been devoting most of his time to his responsibilities as the MP for Hougang SMC.
Education
Bachelor of Laws (Honours), University of Nottingham
Masters of Maritime Law, University of Southampton
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Background
Dennis began his professional career as a shipping lawyer and was previously a partner in the law firm he founded. He currently serves as a consultant and has devoted much of his time to his duties as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Hougang SMC.
Involvement with the Workers’ Party
Dennis started volunteering with the Workers' Party (WP) in 2011 during the General Election, helping the candidate Mr. Yee Jenn Jong at Joo Chiat SMC. He became a member in 2012. Between 2011 to 2015, he volunteered at the Kaki Bukit and Paya Lebar divisions of Aljunied GRC, and also with the WP team in Joo Chiat SMC. He assisted at MP Faisal Manap’s and MP Chen Show Mao’s Meet-the-People Sessions (MPS) as well as their constituency events. He also contributed to WP’s policy team between 2011–2015 and helped out in the Aljunied-Hougang legal clinic. Between 2013–2015, he helped with house visits at East Coast GRC.
In September 2015, Dennis ran as a candidate in Fengshan SMC after it was taken out from East Coast GRC for the 2015 General Election. Though narrowly unsuccessful, he became a Non-Constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) from 2015 to 2020.
Between 2017 to 2020, Dennis started helping the then Hougang MP, Mr. Png Eng Huat, and also became a town councillor at AHTC from 2017. In July 2020, Dennis was elected as MP for Hougang SMC.
Vision for Singapore
Dennis joined the Workers' Party (WP) with the hope of working towards a future where Singapore always has one or more strong alternative parties capable of becoming the government of the day. Dennis looks forward to a Singapore with a more robust democracy and stronger governance, where one or more strong alternative parties can become the government. He sees this as an important safeguard for the future of Singapore.
Philosophy and Passions
Dennis wants voters to know that, aside from addressing key bread-and-butter issues like healthcare, cost of living, and specific concerns raised by his residents, he has regularly spoken in Parliament on a range of important issues. These include transport (air, sea, and land, including public transport), climate change and sustainability, foreign affairs and defence, as well as law and corporate governance.
