Complex sentence: Tan Boon Teik (,; 17 January 1929--10 March 2012) was the former Attorney-General of Singapore, holding the office on an acting basis from 1967 to 1968, and the full position from 1969 through to 1992.
Split into simpler sentences: Tan Boon Teik (17 January 1929--10 March 2012) was a Singaporean lawyer. He was acting Attorney-General of Singapore from 1967 to 1968, and held the full position from 1969 through to 1992.