张勇健法官出任新加坡国际商事法庭国际法官

据新加坡总理办公室1月3日消息，新加坡共和国总统根据新加坡宪法规定，任命新加坡国际商事法庭（SICC）国际法官。中国质量协会法律分会会长张勇健出任新加坡国家商事法庭国际法官，任期一年，自2023年1月5日至2024年1月4日。

张勇健现任中国质量协会法律分会会长、亚洲商法学会理事会成员、中国政法大学兼职教授、中国国际经济贸易仲裁委员会仲裁员、中国海事仲裁委员会仲裁员、深圳国际仲裁院仲裁员和上海仲裁委员会仲裁员。
张勇健会长作为资深法律专家，在最高人民法院工作多年，拥有丰富的法律经验和国际视野，法学理论功底深厚，审判实务经验丰富，在中国商事法、国际商法和国际私法方面有丰富的知识和经验。张勇健会长的任职将有助于促进中国和新加坡之间的法律合作，进一步加强两国在商事仲裁领域的交流和合作，为双方企业提供更优质的法律服务，为中国企业在海外经营提供更好的营商法律环境。

以下是新加坡总理办公室官方公告（全文）：

Appointment of International Judge to the Singapore International Commercial Court.
The President of the Republic of Singapore, in accordance with Article 95(4)(c) of the Constitution, has appointed Justice Zhang Yongjian (张勇健法官) from the People’s Republic of China as International Judge to the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) for an initial one-year term, with effect from 5 Jan 2023 to 4 Jan 2024.

Justice Zhang Yongjian

Justice Zhang Yongjian, 64, graduated in 1989 from the University of Political Science and Law of China and was conferred a Doctor of Laws in 2007 by the Renmin University of China, where he majored in civil and commercial law. He is a National Adjudication Expert of the People’s Republic of China. He served as a Judge of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC) of the People’s Republic of China from Apr 2000.From Dec 2012 to Mar 2016, Justice Zhang successively held the positions of the Chief Judge of the First Civil Division, member of the Adjudication Committee, the Chief Judge of the Second Civil Division, and the Chief Judge of the Fourth Civil Division of the SPC.In Apr 2017, he was appointed Deputy Chief Judge of the First Circuit Court, and Senior Judge of the First Rank. In Jun 2018, he was appointed as Senior Judge of the China International Commercial Court. He retired from the Judiciary in 2019.Since his retirement, Justice Zhang has held the appointment of Arbitrator with the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration, China Maritime Arbitration Commission, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, and the Shanghai Arbitration Commission. He has been a part-time Professor with the University of Political Science and Law of China since Sep 2020 and a member of the Board of Governors of the Asian Business Law Institute since Jan 2016.With this appointment, the Supreme Court will have a total of 27 Judges (including the Chief Justice and four Justices of the Court of Appeal), two Judicial Commissioners, five Senior Judges and 19 International Judges.
. . . . .PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE
3 JANUARY 2023