Chua Sian Chin
Chua Sian Chin | |
|---|---|
| 蔡善进 | |
Singapore Parliament for MacPherson | |
| In office 13 April 1968 – 14 August 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Matthias Yao (Marine Parade GRC – MacPherson) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chua Sian Chin 26 November 1933 Malacca, Straits Settlements (now Malaysia) |
| Died | 26 February 2014 (aged 80) Singapore |
| Political party | People's Action Party |
Chua Sian Chin (
Early life and education
Chua was born in Malacca and attended the Malacca High School. After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from the University of Malaya in 1954, Chua travelled to England to study law at the University of London where he completed his law degree in 1958. He was then called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1959.[2] During his studies, Chua was active in student affairs. At the University of Malaya, he was a member of the University Socialist Club’s central working committee. He then served as secretary of the Malayan Forum and editor of the forum’s newsletter, Suara Merdeka, while studying in London.[3]
Legal career
After returning to Singapore in 1959, Chua joined the law firm of Lee and Lee where he became a partner in 1965.[4] At the firm, Chua served as a legal adviser to numerous associations and trade unions such as the Singapore Hawkers’ Petty Traders Association, the Chinese Teachers’ Union, as well as the Chua and Ong clan associations.[5] He also represented the Minister for Education Yong Nyuk Lin at the Commission of Inquiry on the Secondary Four Students’ Boycott in 1962.[2]
Besides practising as an advocate and solicitor, Chua also served as a member in the Public Utilities Board, the permanent examination board of the Singapore Public Service Commission, the citizenship committee of inquiry and the governing board of the
Political career
Chua entered politics when he was elected unopposed as a PAP MP for the
He was the Member of Parliament for
Death
Chua had two sons and one daughter.[8]
On 26 February 2014, he died at the age of 80 after suffering from heart failure.[9]
Reference list
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- ^ a b c "Who's who in Malaysia and Singapore, 1979–1980". NLB. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "The University Socialist Club and the contest for Malaya: Tangled strands of modernity". NLB. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "Sian Chin sets up own law firm". NLB. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ "A dynamic Parliament". NLB. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ ""We were like strays": A life marked by drugs, incarceration, and the death penalty". Transformative Justice Collective. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "The Bureau's Fight for a #DrugFreeSG" (PDF). Central Narcotics Bureau - 50th anniversary Commemorative Book.
- ^ "Chua Sian Chin | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
- ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
