Portrait of Mrs. Anamah Tan, former Board Member and Chairman of the 40th Anniversary Organising Committee of the National Council of Social Service

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This is a portrait of Mrs. Anamah Tan, a prominent lawyer and Board Member (since 1992), Chairman of the 40th Anniversary Organising Committee (1988) and later Vice-President of the National Council of Social Service from 2000 to 2004. She was also Founder Member (since 1974), Executive Committee Member (since 1994), and President (1977-1981, 1988-1995) of the Singapore Association of Women Lawyers; Council Member (1977-1981, 1993-1997) and Law Society Counsellor (since 2001) of the Law Society of Singapore; Member of Board of Directors of the National Crime Prevention Council (since 1992); Committee Member of the ASEAN Law Association (since 1997); Founder Member (since 1980) and President of the Singapore Council of Women's Organisation (1991-2000); President of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Confederation of Women's Organisations or ACWO (2000-2002); and Member (since 1996) and President of the International Council of Women (2003-2006). She was made a Justice of the Peace (1998) and conferred Public Service Medal and Public Service Star in 1993 and 1998 respectively for her contributions and services to the public. Title devised by Library staff.