Lee San Choon
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Lee San Choon |
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| 李三春 | |
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| 4th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association | |
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In office August 1975 – 25 March 1983 |
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| Preceded by | Tan Siew Sin |
| Succeeded by | Tan Koon Swan |
| Personal details | |
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24 March 1935 Pekan, Pahang |
| Political party | Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) |
| Children | 1 son and 1 daughter |
| Residence | Kuala Lumpur |
| Occupation | MCA President Company chairman |
Tan Sri Lee San Choon (Chinese: 李三春; pinyin: Lǐ Sān Chūn) was the president of Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) from 1975 to 1983. He led the party in three general election 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
Lee San Choon was born on 24 March 1935 in Pekan, Pahang to Lee Debin (Chinese: 李德斌) and Yang Zhenling (Chinese: 楊貞齡), immigrant parents from Tianmen, Hubei in China. Lee had his early education in a Chinese-medium school, Chung Hwa School in Pekan, before being transferred to Sultan Ahmad School for a year of English education. The family moved to Johor Bahru in Johor when he was 12, and he completed his secondary education at the Johore English College. After finishing school, he taught English at a primary school in Singapore, held a minor position in the government's Social Welfare Department, then worked as a clerk in a textile factory.
Lee San Choon joined the Malayan Chinese Association in 1957. He was elected a Member of Parliament in the Kluang Utara parliamentary seat in the 1959 Malayan general election, and at the age of 24, he became the youngest MP in Malaya. He was elected Chairman of MCA Youth in 1962. In 1968, as the MCA Youth leader, he was involved in the creation of the Koperatif Serbaguna Malaysia Bhd (KSM), a business organization based on the cooperative principle.
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