Chan Sek Keong | |
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| 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 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)[1] is a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as chief justice of Singapore between 2006 and 2012. He was appointed by then-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.