Chan Sek Keong

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Chan Sek Keong (Chinese: 陈锡强) is the current Chief Justice of Singapore since taking over from former Chief Justice, Yong Pung How, on 11 April 2006. Chief Justice Chan was formerly the Attorney-General of Singapore. The Honourable Mr Chao Hick Tin took over as the Attorney-General of Singapore on 11 April 2006.

Chief Justice Chan was born in Ipoh, Perak (Malaysia) and received his early education at Anderson School, Ipoh. In 1961, he was among the inaugural group of 22 students to graduate from the Law Faculty of the University of Malaya in Singapore. After being admitted to the Bar on 31 January 1962, he practiced for a number of years before being appointed the first Judicial Commissioner of Singapore on 1 July 1986.

Two years later, he became a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore and in 1992, he was appointed Attorney-General of Singapore. As Attorney General, he submitted in 1997 that although the Parliamentary Elections Act forbade unauthorised persons to loiter within 200m of polling stations on polling day, this did not apply to unauthorised persons 'inside' said stations. This was in response to the Workers Party's complaint that PAP members were loitering in polling stations, contrary to the provisions of that Act.

He relinquished the position on 11 April 2006, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Republic of Singapore.

Preceded by Yong Pung How	Chief Justice of Singapore 2006 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Tan Boon Teik	Attorney-General of Singapore 1992-2006	Succeeded by Chao Hick Tin