Singapore: Justice V K Rajah, an Indian-origin judge, was on Wednesday appointed as the eighth attorney general of Singapore. Justice Rajah's appointment takes effect from Wednesday, said a statement from President Tony Tan Keng Yam's Office. Rajah takes over from Steven Chong. President Tan also appointed Rajah, 57, as a Member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights for a term of three years. Rajah was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court and as a judge in 2004. He has been the Chairman of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education as well as the Board of Judicial Learning since 2010.