Tan Siew Sin

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Tan (陳).
H.S. Lee
Succeeded byHussein Onn
Personal details
Born(1916-05-21)21 May 1916
Jalan Heeren,
Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
SpouseToh Puan Datin Seri Catherine Lim Cheng Neo (林清娘)
RelationsSon of Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock
Children3
OccupationPolitician

Malaysian Ringgit was introduced. He is the longest-serving Minister of Finance
by serving in the position for 15 years.

Early life

The only son of Malaysian statesman and MCA founder

Raffles College in Singapore
. Before then, he was also sent by his father to a Girls School, that is Syudaim Girls School which is now the Methodist High School.

In 1935, he felt ill and was diagnosed as having

Hitler invaded Poland, an event that marked the start of World War II. For this reason, He studied only one year of law. He returned from London to take over the family's plantation business in 1939.[3]

Political career

Tan Siew Sin was elected a Member of Parliament for Malacca in 1955.[4] He joined the Malaysian cabinet first as minister of trade and industry, and later became the finance minister in 1959.[5] He then took over as president of the MCA in November 1961, and held on to both positions until 1974. Tan was appointed the Deputy Chairman of the Alliance in 1964. He led his party to victory in the 1964 General Election, winning 27 of the 33 parliamentary seats contested.[4]

Tan however came under criticism for not pushing for the recognition of

Tunku Abdul Rahman College for Chinese youths who would otherwise be denied an opportunity to tertiary education. The college was formally set up on February 24, 1969.[4] Under Tan's stewardship, the MCA also set up Koperasi Serbaguna Malaysia (KSM), an initiative of MCA Youth based on the cooperative principle.[6]

In the

Tun Abdul Razak, which angered Tan.[8] Tan retired from politics on 8 April 1974 after undergoing lung surgery. After his resignation he became a financial advisor to the government on economic issues.[1]

Business career

After his retirement from politics, Tan was nominated chairman of

Tun Hussein Onn. He was also the chairman of United Malacca Rubber Estates, and sat on the boards of a number of companies, including Unitac, Siemens, Pacific Bank, Highlands & Lowlands, and Guardian Royal Exchange Assurance.[1]

Death

Tan Siew Sin died on 17 March 1988 in Kuala Lumpur, and was buried in the family burial ground in Malacca.[9][10]

His widow, Catherine Lim Cheng Neo, whom he married on 8 February 1947 was an active campaigner for family planning. They had three daughters.

In Kuala Lumpur, there is a street,

Tunku Abdul Rahman University College
's Main Campus in Kuala Lumpur there is a new building named after him, known as "Bangunan Tun Tan Siew Sin".

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-9814345217
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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Homepage". 30 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Tun Tan Siew Sin". Malaysian Chinese Association. Archived from the original on 2014-03-23.
  5. ^ Pillai, M.G.G. (Nov 3, 2005). "National Front parties were not formed to fight for Malaysian independence". Malaysia Today. Archived from the original on June 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "About Us". Koperasi Serbaguna Malaysia Berhad.
  7. ISBN 9789814279215
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  8. ISBN 978-9812301543
    .
  9. ISBN 978-9671061749
    .
  10. ^ "Siew Sin dies of heart attack". New Straits Times. 19 March 1988. p. 1.
  11. ^ "SEMAKAN PENERIMA DARJAH KEBESARAN, BINTANG DAN PINGAT". Prime Minister's Department (Malaysia). Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1967" (PDF).
  13. ^ "SPMS 1985". awards.selangor.gov.my. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  • Pioners FFPAM (Federation of Family Planning Associations, Malaysia) website, accessed 20 August 2005.
  • World Book Encyclopedia, Australasian edition, 1966

External links

Political offices
Preceded by
Cheah Toon Lok (Acting)
Lim Chong Eu
 Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) President
November, 1961 – April 8, 1974 		Succeeded by
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