Ho Peng Kee ( zh, s=何炳基, p=Hé Bǐngjī; born 9 May 1954) is a Singaporean legal academic and former politician. A member of the governing

People's Action Party The People's Action Party (PAP) is a major Conservatism, conservative political party in Singapore and is the governing contemporary political party represented in the Parliament of Singapore, followed by the opposition Workers' Party of Singap ...

(PAP), he was the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and the

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, and a Member of Parliament representing the Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency. He announced his retirement from politics on 31 March 2011, prior to the 2011 Singapore general election. Ho was formerly an academic, and at one time the Vice-Dean of the

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at the

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(NUS). His academic research interests have included alternative methods of dispute settlement, consumer law and protection, the law of contract, and law and society. He retains the title of

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as he is on long-term secondment from NUS. Ho had his early education at

Anglo-Chinese School Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) is a family of Methodist schools in Singapore and Indonesia. It was founded in 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Its students and alumni are referred to as "ACS ...

and

National Junior College National Junior College (NJC) is a government Junior college (Singapore), junior college located in Bukit Timah, Singapore. Established in 1969, it was the first government junior college in Singapore. NJC offers a two-year course for pre-universit ...

, before going on to earn a

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(LLB) from the National University of Singapore, and a

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(LLM) from

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. He is called to the Bar as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. He also serves actively as an elder at Mount Carmel Bible-Presbyterian Church.

Previous positions

* Member of Parliament for the

Sembawang Group Representation Constituency The Sembawang Group Representation Constituency is a five-member Group Representation Constituency (GRC) located in the North Region, Singapore, northern area of Singapore. The GRC has five divisions: Sembawang Central, Naval Base, Woodlands, Ad ...

(1991–2001). * Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law,

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External links

Profile at Parliament of Singapore websiteMinistry of Home Affairs profile of leaders
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ho, Peng Kee Members of the Parliament of Singapore People's Action Party politicians Academic staff of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law Harvard Law School alumni National University of Singapore alumni National Junior College alumni Anglo-Chinese School alumni Singaporean people of Cantonese descent Singaporean Presbyterians Living people 1954 births