V. K. Rajah
V. K. Rajah SC | |
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8th Attorney-General of Singapore | |
In office 25 June 2014 – 14 January 2017 | |
Appointed by | Tony Tan Keng Yam |
Preceded by | Steven Chong J, SC |
Succeeded by | Lucien Wong, SC |
Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
In office 11 April 2007 – 24 June 2014 | |
Appointed by | S. R. Nathan |
Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
In office 1 November 2004 – 10 April 2007 | |
Appointed by | S. R. Nathan |
Judicial Commissioner of Singapore | |
In office 2 January 2004 – 31 October 2004 | |
Appointed by | S. R. Nathan |
Personal details | |
Born | Singapore | 14 January 1957
Nationality | Singaporean |
Alma mater | |
Vijaya Kumar Rajah SC (born 14 January 1957),[1] better known as V. K. Rajah, is a Singaporean former judicial officer. He served as Attorney-General of Singapore from 2014 to 2017 and as a Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court from 2007 to 2014.
Early life[]
Rajah graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1982 and obtained his Master of Laws (First Class) from Trinity Hall, Cambridge in 1986.[2] His father, Thampore Thamby Rajah, better known as T. T. Rajah, was a leader of the former Singaporean left-wing political party Barisan Sosialis,[3] and founder of one of the "Big Four" law firms in Singapore, Rajah & Tann.[4]
Career[]
Rajah was among the first batch of lawyers in Singapore to be appointed Senior Counsel in 1997,[2] and was once the managing partner of law firm Rajah & Tann. He was also part of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law moot team which won the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition in 1982, a first for the university. The other members of the team were Davinder Singh, Jimmy Yim and Steven Chong. He was first appointed Judicial Commissioner on 2 January 2004, Judge of the High Court on 1 November 2004, and subsequently Judge of Appeal in April 2007.
Rajah's publications include Judicial Management in Singapore (with T. C. Choong, Singapore: Butterworths, 1990). He was also the chair of a committee that produced an influential report in 2007 reviewing Singapore's legal sector.[5]
Rajah has been a Director at Monetary Authority of Singapore since 1 November 2014.[6]
Rajah served as Attorney-General of Singapore[7] until he was succeeded by Lucien Wong on 14 January 2017.[8] During his term, he "emphasised fair prosecution and outcomes", even appealing as a prosecutor for a reduced sentence in 2015, which was unprecedented in Singapore. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong thanked him for carrying out his duties "with dynamism and commitment".[9]
References[]
- ^ Leadership Profiles, Attorney-General's Chambers, 25 June 2014, archived from the original on 18 September 2014.
- ^ a b Statement From the Prime Minister's Office: Appointment of Judge of the High Court [Document No. 2004110101], Prime Minister's Office (archived on the National Archives of Singapore website), 1 November 2004, archived from the original on 18 September 2014.
- ^ "Ex-Barisan Sosialis leader T. T. Rajah's funeral today", The Straits Times, 15 March 1996.
- ^ "Global Restructuring Review - GRR 100 2019". globalrestructuringreview.com. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ Report of the Committee to Develop the Singapore Legal Sector: Final Report, Ministry of Law, September 2007, archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Company Overview of Rajah & Tann". Bloomberg Business. Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "V K Rajah". asiatatler.com. Edipresse Media Asia Limited. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ "Attorney-General V K Rajah to step down next January". ChannelNewsAsia. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "PM Lee thanks outgoing Attorney-General V K Rajah for outstanding contributions". Archived from the original on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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- Judges, Judicial Commissioners and Registrars, Supreme Court of Singapore, 26 February 2014, archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- 1957 births
- Living people
- Anglo-Chinese School alumni
- National University of Singapore alumni
- Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge
- Singaporean Hindus
- Singaporean Judges of Appeal
- Singaporean lawyers
- Singaporean people of Tamil descent
- Singaporean people of Indian descent
- Singaporean Senior Counsel