Lucien Wong

Lucien Wong Yuen Kuai (born October 1953) is a Singaporean lawyer who has been serving as the ninth attorney-general of Singapore since 2017.

A former corporate lawyer, Wong was the chairman and a senior partner of Allen & Gledhill, as well as the chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

Education Wong graduated from the University of Singapore (now the National University of Singapore) with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1978.

Career Private practice Wong was called to the Singapore Bar in 1979. He then moved to Allen & Gledhill, where he was a partner from 1987 to 1998, He also sat on law review committees, reviewing amendments to Singaporean company and securities law.

Public service On 25 November 2016, the Prime Minister's Office announced Wong's appointment as Attorney-General. Wong would be Singapore's first Attorney-General without prior experience on the Bench nor in the Attorney-General's Chambers. Human rights lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam, who was later brought to Court by Wong, as Attorney-General, for scandalising the judiciary, said Wong’s lack of Bench and criminal law experience will have little bearing “because he is a top lawyer, one of the best”. He added: “He is a very highly regarded and respected lawyer who has been in practice for a very long time ... For criminal law, he will pick it up very fast. Generally, he has led one of Singapore’s most successful firms". Law Society president Thio Shen Yi described him as a "well-known corporate visionary" and Senior Counsel Lok Vi Ming said he had "few equals in the legal profession".

As a "transitional arrangement", Wong was appointed on 19 December 2016 as a Deputy Attorney-General and a Senior Counsel.

On 14 January 2017, he commenced his first three-year term as Singapore's ninth Attorney-General, succeeding V K Rajah. On 10 October 2025, it was announced that Wong will be appointed for his fourth three-year term as Attorney General from 14 January 2026 until 13 January 2029.

Professional appointments

Prior to his appointment as Attorney-General, Wong was the chairman of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. He was also a member of the Singapore Business Federation's board of trustees and director of Broadcom Limited, Singapore Health Services, Cerebos Pacific Limited, Singapore Technologies Engineering, Temasek Holdings, Singapore Press Holdings, Hap Seng Plantations, Singapore Airlines, Monetary Authority of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Capitaland and other companies.

Wong is currently a member of the Presidential Council for Minority Rights

Personal life Wong is married and has a son.