The Government has appointed Justice (Ret.) MPH Rubin as Singapore's next High Commissioner to New Zealand. He will assume duty in Wellington in April 2009.
Justice (Ret.) MPH Rubin was called to the Singapore Bar in 1974. He served in the Straits Times Group and was in private practice before he was appointed to the Bench of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1991 as a Judicial Commissioner. Justice (Ret.) MPH Rubin was made a Judge in 1994. He retired from the Singapore Judiciary in February 2005. In 2005, Justice Rubin was awarded The Meritorious Service Medal by the President of the Republic of Singapore for his contributions to the Singapore Judiciary.
Prior to his appointment to New Zealand, Justice (Ret.) MPH Rubin had served as High Commissioner of the Republic of Singapore to the Republic of South Africa (October 2005 to February 2009). He was concurrently also accredited to the Republic of Botswana, the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of Zimbabwe, the Kingdom of Lesotho and the Kingdom of Swaziland.
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MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
SINGAPORE
25 MARCH 2009