Chin Tet Yung
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Chin Tet Yung (
He announced his retirement from politics on 10 April 2006.
Early life and education
Chin was born on 2 August 1951 in Sabah, Malaysia. His father was a businessman and his mother, a school teacher.[1]
Chin studied at London School of Economics (LSE) and graduated with a law degree in 1973. He also studied postgraduate in law from University of Oxford and also has a postgraduate diploma in economics from LSE.[1]
Academic career
Chin started teaching law as a lecturer at the law faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 1975. He served as the dean of the law faculty between 1992 and 2001.[2] He still teaches law at NUS as an emeritus professor.[3]
Political career
Chin joined the
Personal life
Chin came to Singapore in 1975 and became a Singapore citizen in 1987.[4]
Chin married a legal officer working with the Singapore government.[1] They have a son and a daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "CHIN TET YUNG". The Straits Times. 1 October 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 17 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "History of the Faculty". National University of Singapore.
- ^ "CHIN Tet Yung". law.nus.edu.sg. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
- ^ "A migrant driven by three Bs". The Straits Times. 1 October 1996. p. 24. Retrieved 17 October 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
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