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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 ...
Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai SC (born October 1953) [1] [2] is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as the ninth attorney-general of Singapore since 2017.. A former corporate lawyer, Wong was the chairman and a senior partner of Allen & Gledhill, as well as the chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.
The Attorney-General also holds the office of the Public Prosecutor, responsible for overseeing all public prosecutions in Singapore. In this role, the Attorney-General acts independently, without influence from any of the three branches of government.
She was Acting Attorney-General for five months in 2010 during a leadership transition. Koh was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) during the National Day Awards in 2005 and the Public Administration Medal (Gold) (Bar) during the National Day Awards in 2011. She retired from her appointment of Solicitor General on 31 Jan 2014. [6]
Ang Cheng Hock (Chinese: 洪清福; pinyin: Hóng Qīng Fú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Chheng-hok, born 1970), SC, is a former Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore and the current Deputy Attorney-General of Singapore.
In 1967, he joined the Attorney-General's Chambers, Singapore where he rose to become a Senior State Counsel in 1979. Chao was appointed the Head of the Civil Division in the Attorney-General's Chambers in 1982 and held that post until his elevation to the Supreme Court bench on 1 October 1987 as Judicial Commissioner. His elevation to the ...
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday said he will hand leadership of the ruling People's Action Party to Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong as soon as the party ...
Sundaresh Menon (born 26 February 1962) is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as Chief Justice of Singapore since 2012.. Prior to his appointment as Chief Justice, Menon was a Judicial Commissioner between 2006 and 2007, Attorney-General between 2010 and 2012, and a Justice of the Court of Appeal.