Tan Koon Swan | |||||||||||
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| 陈群川 | |||||||||||
| 5th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | |||||||||||
| In office 24 November 1985 – 27 August 1986 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Lee San Choon | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ling Liong Sik | ||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Gopeng, Perak | |||||||||||
| In office 1986–1987 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Constituency created | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ting Chew Peh (MCA) | ||||||||||
| Majority | 6,135 (1986) | ||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Damansara, Kuala Lumpur | |||||||||||
| In office 1982–1986 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | V. David (DAP) | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||
| Majority | 14,522 (1982) | ||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub, Pahang | |||||||||||
| In office 1978–1982 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Abdullah Majid (UMNO) | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tan Tiong Hong (MCA) | ||||||||||
| Majority | 5,964 (1978) | ||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||
| Born | 24 September 1940 Puchong New Village, Selangor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) | ||||||||||
| Political party | Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) | ||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Chong (1st) Penny Chang (2nd) | ||||||||||
| Relations | Tan Loon Swan (brother) | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 children by 1st wife 3 daughters by 2nd wife | ||||||||||
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman | ||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 陳群川 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈群川 | ||||||||||
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Tan Koon Swan (simplified Chinese: 陈群川; traditional Chinese: 陳群川; pinyin: Chén Qúnchuān; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Kûn-chhoan; born 24 September 1940) is a Malaysian political and corporate figure. He was the fifth president of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition; from November 1985 to September 1986.