Singapore:
Justice V K Rajah, an Indian-origin judge, was today appointed as the eighth Attorney-General of Singapore.
Justice Rajah's appointment takes effect from today, said a statement from President Tony Tan Keng Yam's Office.
Rajah takes over from Steven Chong. President Tan also appointed Rajah, 57, as a Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights for a term of three years.
Rajah was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court and as a judge in 2004.
He has been the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education as well as the Board of Judicial Learning since 2010.
Justice Rajah's appointment takes effect from today, said a statement from President Tony Tan Keng Yam's Office.
Rajah takes over from Steven Chong. President Tan also appointed Rajah, 57, as a Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights for a term of three years.
Rajah was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court and as a judge in 2004.
He has been the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education as well as the Board of Judicial Learning since 2010.
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