Chua Sian Chin | |
|---|---|
| 蔡善进 | |
| Minister for Health | |
| In office 16 April 1968 – 1 June 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Yong Nyuk Lin |
| Succeeded by | Toh Chin Chye |
| Minister for Home Affairs | |
| In office 31 October 1972 – 1 January 1985 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | E. W. Barker |
| Succeeded by | S. Jayakumar |
| Minister for Education | |
| In office 20 October 1975 – 11 February 1979 | |
| Prime Minister | Lee Kuan Yew |
| Preceded by | Lee Chiaw Meng |
| Succeeded by | Goh Keng Swee |
| Member of the 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 (Chinese: 蔡善进; pinyin: Cài Shànjìn; 26 November 1933 – 26 February 2014) was a Singaporean politician who held several ministerial portfolios of Health, Education and Home Affairs in the early era of Singapore. He was 34 years of age when appointed as Health Minister in 1968 which made him the youngest minister in Singapore.[1]