Chan Sek Keong

Chan Sek Keong
Chan Sek Keong
Traditional Chinese	陳錫強
Simplified Chinese	陈锡强
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Chén Xīqiáng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Chan1 Sek3 Keung5
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Tân Sek-kiông

Dato' Seri
Chan Sek Keong
SC SPMP DUT DUBC
Dato' Seri Chan Sek Keong SC SPMP DUT DUBC
陈锡强
	Chan giving a speech 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 (age 86); Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States
Nationality	Singaporean
Alma mater	National University of Singapore

Chan Sek Keong SC SPMP DUT DUBC (born 5 November 1937)^[1] is a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as chief justice of Singapore between 2006 and 2012.

He was appointed by former President S. R. Nathan, and took office on 11 April 2006. ^[2] Prior to his appointment as chief justice, he served as the third attorney-general of Singapore between 1992 and 2006.

^ "CJ Chan re-appointed", The Straits Times, p. B4, 11 April 2009, President S R Nathan yesterday re-appointed Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong as head of the judicial system here for a second term. ... CJ Chan will hold the post of Singapore's Chief Justice for about 3½ years, until Nov 5, 2012, his 75th birthday.
^ CJ Yong Pung How to retire, Chan Sek Keong to succeed him, Channel NewsAsia, 31 March 2006, archived from the original on 28 May 2008, retrieved 31 May 2006; Lawyers welcome Chan Sek Keong's appointment as new CJ, Channel NewsAsia, 1 April 2006, archived from the original on 15 May 2008, retrieved 1 April 2006.

[ST_20090414-1] "CJ Chan re-appointed", The Straits Times, p. B4, 11 April 2009, President S R Nathan yesterday re-appointed Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong as head of the judicial system here for a second term. ... CJ Chan will hold the post of Singapore's Chief Justice for about 3½ years, until Nov 5, 2012, his 75th birthday.

[2] CJ Yong Pung How to retire, Chan Sek Keong to succeed him, Channel NewsAsia, 31 March 2006, archived from the original on 28 May 2008, retrieved 31 May 2006; Lawyers welcome Chan Sek Keong's appointment as new CJ, Channel NewsAsia, 1 April 2006, archived from the original on 15 May 2008, retrieved 1 April 2006.

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