- Woon Cheong Ming Walter
Professor Woon Cheong Ming Walter ( _zh. 温长明; born
September 12 ,1956 ) is theAttorney-General of Singapore .Born in Singapore, Professor Woon (who was educated at Raffles Institution) earned his
LL.B. degree from the National University of Singapore (NUS), graduating in1981 with first class honours. He also obtained anLL.M. first class honours degree from Cambridge University in1983 . He was called to theSingapore Bar in1985 . Professor Woon then served as Sub-Dean of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law (1988 to 1991) and later as Vice-Dean (1991 to 1995). He served as Legal Adviser to the President andCouncil of Presidential Advisors from 1995 to 1997.Professor Woon became a
Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) inSingapore from1992 to1996 . In1995 , Professor Woon moved a private member’s bill, which Parliament passed to become theMaintenance of Parents Act . Professor Woon was Singapore's Ambassador toGermany (February 1998 to July 2003) and was concurrently accredited toGreece (March 2000 to July 2003). He then served as Singapore's Ambassador toBelgium with concurrent accreditation to theEuropean Communities , theNetherlands ,Luxembourg and theHoly See .Woon was appointed to the post of Second Solicitor-General in 2006, and Solicitor-General in 2007. In 2007, he was appointed
Senior Counsel . He was appointed Attorney-General on11 April 2008 .He is married to Janis Goh and has two sons. Apart from his numerous legal writings, he is also a fiction author.
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