 | This article is missing information about academic and jurisprudential evaluation of Yong's tenure as Chief Justice. (July 2023) |
Yong Pung How | |
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| 杨邦孝 | |
 Yong in 2014 | |
| 2nd Chief Justice of Singapore | |
| In office 28 September 1990 – 10 April 2006 | |
| President | Wee Kim Wee Ong Teng Cheong S. R. Nathan |
| Preceded by | Wee Chong Jin |
| Succeeded by | Chan Sek Keong |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| In office 1 July 1989 – 27 September 1990 | |
| Appointed by | Wee Kim Wee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 April 1926 Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States |
| Died | 9 January 2020 (aged 93) Singapore |
| Resting place | Mandai Crematorium |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Spouse |
Cheang Wei-Woo (m. 1955) |
| Alma mater | Downing College, Cambridge |
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Yong Pung How DUBC DUT (11 April 1926 – 9 January 2020) was a Malayan-born Singaporean judge who served as the second chief justice of Singapore between 1990 and 2006.
After stepping down as chief justice, Yong served as the chancellor of the Singapore Management University between 2010 and 2015. The Yong Pung How School of Law at the Singapore Management University was named after him in 2021.
He was appointed by former President Wee Kim Wee, and took office on 28 September 1990.