Ho Peng Kee

{{Short description|Singaporean legal academic and politician (born 1954)}}

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| name = Ho Peng Kee

| native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|zh-hans|何炳基}}}}

| image = Ho Peng Kee, 2019 (cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| caption = Ho speaking to students at the SMU School of Law in 2019

| constituency_MP1 = Nee Soon East SMC

| parliament1 = Singapore

| term_start1 = 3 November 2001

| term_end1 = 19 April 2011

| majority1 = 11,414 (37.2%)

| predecessor1 = Himself
{{small|(Sembawang GRC – Nee Soon East)}}

| successor1 = Patrick Tay
{{small|(Nee Soon GRC – Nee Soon East)}}

| constituency_MP2 = Sembawang GRC
(Nee Soon East)

| parliament2 = Singapore

| term_start2 = 21 August 1991

| term_end2 = 3 November 2001

| majority2 = Walkover

| predecessor2 = Charles Chong

| successor2 = Himself
{{small|(Nee Soon East SMC)}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|5|9|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Colony of Singapore

| nationality = {{Flagicon|Singapore}} Singaporean

| party = People's Action Party

| alma_mater = Anglo-Chinese School (Independent),
National Junior College,
National University of Singapore,
Harvard Law School

}}

Ho Peng Kee ({{lang-zh|s=何炳基|p=Hé Bǐngjī}}; born 9 May 1954) is a Singaporean legal academic and former politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he was the Senior Minister of State in the Ministry of Law and the Ministry of Home Affairs, and a Member of Parliament representing the Nee Soon East Single Member Constituency. He announced his retirement from politics on 31 March 2011, prior to the 2011 Singapore general election.

Ho was formerly an academic, and at one time the Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law at the National University of Singapore (NUS). His academic research interests have included alternative methods of dispute settlement, consumer law and protection, the law of contract, and law and society. He retains the title of associate professor as he is on long-term secondment from NUS.

Ho had his early education at Anglo-Chinese School and National Junior College, before going on to earn a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the National University of Singapore, and a Master of Laws (LLM) from Harvard Law School. He is called to the Bar as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore.{{cite web | url = http://law.nus.edu.sg/about_us/faculty/staff/profileview.asp?UserID=lawhopk | title = Academic Profile - Associate Professor Ho Peng Kee | publisher = National University of Singapore | date = 25 June 2004}}

He also serves actively as an elder at Mount Carmel Bible-Presbyterian Church.{{Cite web|title=Professor Ho calls it a day after 20 years|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne+News/Singapore/Story/A1Story20110401-271226.html|access-date=2021-10-20|website=www.asiaone.com}}