Dr. Anamah Tan is a

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family law attorney and lobbyist. Tan was born in 1940. She earned her law degree from the

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in 1963 and was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in

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the same year. She initially worked for the Housing and Development Board before entering private practice during the 1970s. Tan became a founding member of the following organizations: Singapore Association of Women Lawyers (1974) and Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations (1980). During the 1980s, Tan was admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales. In 2000, Tan earned her

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in business administration. Tan became the first Singaporean female elected as a member of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in 2004. Additionally, during her tenure as a CEDAW member, she simultaneously served as the President of the

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(ICW) from 2003-2009.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Anamah National University of Singapore alumni Singaporean women lawyers 1940 births Living people

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