Minister for Law (Singapore)

Law Minister of the Republic of Singapore
Incumbent K Shanmugam, MP since 1 May 2008
Ministry of Law
Inaugural holder	Kenneth M. Byrne
Formation	5 June 1959
Website	http://www.minlaw.gov.sg/

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The Minister for Law is head of the Ministry of Law, and a member of the Cabinet of Singapore. Heads the Ministry of Law is K Shanmugam.

Minister	Start of Term	End of Term
Kenneth M. Byrne	5 June 1959	17 October 1963
Vacant (18 October 1963 - 30 October 1964)
Edmund William Barker^[1]	1 November 1964	12 September 1988
Shunmugam Jayakumar	12 September 1988	30 April 2008
K Shanmugam	1 May 2008	Incumbent

External links

Official website

References

↑ "Barker's sworn in as Law Minister". The Straits Times (Singapore). 1 November 1964. Retrieved 6 September 2013.

Government of Singapore

Cabinet of Singapore

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Statutory agencies	Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Agency for Science, Technology and Research Building and Construction Authority Casino Regulatory Authority Central Provident Fund Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore Civil Service College Defence Science and Technology Agency Economic Development Board Energy Market Authority Health Promotion Board Health Sciences Authority Housing and Development Board Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore Immigration and Checkpoints Authority International Enterprise Singapore Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore Intellectual Property Office of Singapore JTC Corporation Land Transport Authority Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Media Development Authority National Arts Council National Environment Agency National Heritage Board National Library Board People's Association Public Transport Council Public Utilities Board SPRING Singapore Singapore Accountancy Commission Singapore Land Authority Singapore Tourism Board Singapore Workforce Development Agency Sport Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority

Former statutory agencies	Commercial and Industrial Security Corporation Nanyang Technological University National University of Singapore Post Office Savings Bank Singapore Broadcasting Authority Singapore Broadcasting Corporation Singapore Harbour Board Singapore Improvement Trust Singapore Telecommunications National Computer Board Telecommunication Authority of Singapore Public Works Department

Central bank	Monetary Authority of Singapore

Sovereign wealth fund	Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Temasek Holdings

Politics of Singapore

Singapore Legal Profession

Government

Minister for Law	E. W. Barker S. Jayakumar K. Shanmugam

Attorney-General	Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim Tan Boon Teik Chan Sek Keong Chao Hick Tin Walter Woon Koh Juat Jong (Acting) Sundaresh Menon Steven Chong V. K. Rajah

Judicial Officers

Chief Justice	Wee Chong Jin Yong Pung How Chan Sek Keong Sundaresh Menon

Judges of Appeal	Chan Sek Keong Chao Hick Tin Andrew Phang

Judges	Andrew Ang Belinda Ang Steven Chong Choo Han Teck Judith Prakash Tay Yong Kwang Woo Bih Li

Senior Counsel

Counsel

Lawrence Ang
Glenn Knight
Quek Mong Hua

Academics

Politicians

Deceased

Law firms

Law schools

Organisations

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