Education
Tan Teow Yeow graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1967 at a young age of 20.
Tan Teow Yeow graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law in 1967 at a young age of 20.
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.