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Tan Siew Sin
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陳修信
3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association
In office
November 1961 – 8 April 1974
Preceded byCheah Toon Lok (Acting)
Lim Chong Eu
Succeeded byLee San Choon
Minister of Finance
In office
22 August 1959 – 8 April 1974
Prime MinisterTunku Abdul Rahman
Abdul Razak
Preceded byH.S. Lee
Succeeded byHussein Onn
Personal details
Born(1916-05-21)21 May 1916
Jalan Heeren, Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died17 March 1988(1988-03-17) (aged 71)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political partyTan Siew Sin Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
SpouseToh Puan Datin Seri Catherine Lim Cheng Neo (林清娘)
RelationsSon of Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock
Children3
OccupationPolitician

Tun Tan Siew Sin (simplified Chinese: 陈修信; traditional Chinese: 陳修信; pinyin: Chén Xīuxìn; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siu-sìn; 21 May 1916 – 17 March 1988) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance, and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA, formerly Malayan Chinese Association), a major component party of Alliance and later Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. In his term as the Minister of Finance, a new Malaysian currency, Malaysian Ringgit was introduced. He is the longest-serving Minister of Finance by serving in the position for 15 years.

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