Nationality Singaporean Residence Singapore | Name Tan Yeow | |
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Died 6 August 2008 (aged 62) Education National University of Singapore | ||
Tan Teow Yeow (1946 – 6 August 2008) was a Judicial Commissioner of Supreme Court of Singapore and a former President of the Industrial Arbitration Court.
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Early life and education
Tan Teow Yeow graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1967 at a young age of 20.
Career
He served in the legal sector for 40 years. He started his career first as a Deputy Public Prosecutor and next as a Magistrate. In 1973, he was appointed as the head of the Crime Division of the Attorney-General's Chambers. He was then appointed as the President of the Industrial Arbitration Court from 1988 to 1991. He was elevated to the bench in 1989 and served a two-year term as Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore from 1989 to 1991.
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