Attorney-General of Singapore

Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent Lucien Wong since 14 January 2017
Attorney-General's Chambers
Style	Attorney-General (informal) The Honourable (formal)
Nominator	Prime Minister of Singapore
Appointer	President of Singapore
Term length	Tenure until the age of 60
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Singapore, Article 35(1)
Inaugural holder	Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim
Formation	9 August 1965; 58 years ago (1965-08-09)
Deputy	Deputy Attorney-General Solicitor-General
Website	www.agc.gov.sg

The attorney-general of Singapore is the public prosecutor of the Republic of Singapore and legal adviser to the Government of Singapore. The attorney-general is the head of the Attorney-General's Chambers (AGC), whose staff carries out the functions of the attorney-general. The attorney-general is appointed by the president, on the advice of the prime minister, under Article 35 of the Constitution of Singapore.^[1] Unlike some countries that follow the Westminster parliamentary model, the attorney-general is not a Member of Parliament.^[2]

The Office of Attorney-General was established in 1867, when the British Crown appointed the attorney-general of the Straits Settlements, based in Singapore, to serve as legal adviser to the new Crown colony's government.