Electrical connector having a rear shielding member shielding tail sections of contact elements of the connector

An electrical connector comprising:

• an insulative housing having a front face, an opposite rear face and two end blocks, a plurality of passageways defined between the front face and the rear face for receiving and retaining contact elements, the end blocks having inner faces defining a space therebetween together with the rear face of the housing, each contact element having a mating section extending beyond the front face and a tail section extending beyond the rear face and being positioned in the space;
• a front shielding member attached to the front face of the housing and comprising a tubular section surrounding and shielding the mating sections of the contact elements;
• and
• a rear shielding member attached to the rear face of the housing and shielding the tail sections of the contact elements, the rear shielding member comprising a plate received in the space to substantially cover the tail sections of the contact elements;
• wherein
• a slot is defined in the housing extending along the inner faces of the end blocks and the rear face of the housing so as to receive and retain a peripheral edge of the plate of the rear shielding member.