Lee San Choon | |
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李三春 | |
4th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | |
In office August 1975 – 25 March 1983 | |
Preceded by | Tan Siew Sin |
Succeeded by | Tan Koon Swan |
Ministerial roles | |
1964–1969 | Parliamentary Secretary of Labour |
1969–1971 | Deputy Minister with Special Functions |
1971–1973 | Assistant Minister of Labour |
1973–1974 | Minister of Technology, Research and Coordination of New Villages |
1974–1978 | Minister of Labour and Manpower |
1978–1979 | Minister of Works and Public Amenities |
1979–1983 | Minister of Transport |
Faction represented in Dewan Rakyat | |
1959–1974 | Alliance Party |
1974–1983 | Barisan Nasional |
Personal details | |
Born | Lee Soon Seng 24 March 1935 Pekan, Pahang, Federated Malay States, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
Died | 3 March 2023 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | (aged 87)
Political party | Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) (1957 – 2023) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse |
Mok Thye Yuen (m. 1962) |
Children | 2 |
Occupation |
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Lee San Choon (Chinese: 李三春; pinyin: Lǐ Sānchūn; 24 March 1935 – 3 March 2023) was a Malaysian politician and businessman. He was the fourth president of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a major component party of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional (BN) from 1975 to 1983. He led the party in three general elections in Malaysia, most successfully in the 1982 general election. He held various ministerial posts in the cabinet of the Malaysian government from 1969 to 1983, such as Labour and Manpower Minister, Works and Public Utilities Minister, as well as Transport Minister.