Mar 11, 2012 - Straits Times
Former Attorney-General (AG) Tan Boon Teik died on Saturday.
He was 83 and is survived by his wife Sook Yee, children Pip Tan
Seng Hin and Tan Sui Lin, and five grandchildren.
Mr Tan, who retired from the position in 1992, served as acting
AG from 1967 to 1968, before receiving the full appointment in
1969.
He was the longest serving AG in post-independence
Singapore.