Chan Sek Keong
Chan Sek Keong | |
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| 陈锡强 | |
Chan in 2012 | |
| 3rd Chief Justice of Singapore | |
| In office 11 April 2006 – 6 November 2012 | |
| President | S. R. Nathan Tony Tan |
| Preceded by | Yong Pung How |
| Succeeded by | Sundaresh Menon |
| 3rd Attorney-General of Singapore | |
| In office 1 May 1992 – 10 April 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Tan Boon Teik |
| Succeeded by | Chao Hick Tin |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| In office 1 July 1988 – 30 April 1992 | |
| Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| In office 1 July 1986 – 30 June 1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1937 Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | National University of Singapore |
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳錫強 | ||||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈锡强 | ||||||||||||||
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Chan Sek Keong SC SPMP DUT DUBC (born 5 November 1937) is a Malayan-born Singaporean jurist who served as chief justice of Singapore between 2006 and 2012 when he was appointed by President S. R. Nathan. He is the first Chief Justice to have previously served as the former & third attorney-general of Singapore between 1992 and 2006.