Tan Koon Swan
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Yang Berbahagia Tan Sri Tan Koon Swan |
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| 陈群川 | |||||||||||
| 5th President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) | |||||||||||
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In office 24 November 1985 – 27 August 1986 |
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| Preceded by | Lee San Choon | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ling Liong Sik | ||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Damansara, Kuala Lumpur |
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In office 1982–1986 |
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| Preceded by | V. David (DAP) | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | ||||||||||
| Majority | 14,522 | ||||||||||
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Raub, Pahang |
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In office 1978–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Abdullah Majid (UMNO) | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tan Tiong Hong (MCA) | ||||||||||
| Majority | 5,964 | ||||||||||
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24 September 1940 Puchong New Village, Selangor, British Malaya (now Malaysia) |
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| Political party | Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) | ||||||||||
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Barisan Nasional (BN) | ||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Chong (1st) Penny Chang (2nd) |
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| Relations | Tan Loon Swan (brother) | ||||||||||
| Children | 2 children by 1st wife 3 daughters by 2nd wife |
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| Occupation | Politician, Businessman | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 陳群川 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 陈群川 | ||||||||||
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Tan Sri Tan Koon Swan (陈群川; born 24 September 1940) is a controversial 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.
Tan was born in Puchong New Village in Selangor on 24 September 1940 to a poor family. He helped out at his parent's hawker stall while still in school. He studied in a missionary school, and after leaving school, he worked as a clerk with Lembaga Lektrik Negara (LLN) while studying part-time to finish his High School Certificate (HSC). He also worked as a laboratory technician with LLN, then moved on to be an investigator of Inland Revenue Board and a tax consultant with Esso.
Tan married his first wife, Catherine Chong, who is a paraplegic and they have two children meanwhile he together with his second wife, Penny Chang, have another three daughters.
Tan after much hiccups in life still a respected member of society, is a born-again Christian who likes to maintain a low profile.
In 1970, Tan became the General Manager of Genting Highlands Berhad, helping Lim Goh Tong to establish Genting Highlands Resort as a successful tourist destination. In 1976, he attended a senior management course at Harvard University.
In 1977, he was invited by the then MCA president Lee San Choon to head the Koperatif Sebaguna Malaysia (KSM) and Multi-Purpose Holdings Berhad (MPHB), the corporate structure through which the MCA hoped to encourage Chinese participation in all areas of economic development. He joined the party and became involved in politics.
In 1978 general election, Tan made his political debut, winning a parliamentary seat in Raub, Pahang. The following year, he was elected to the party's Central Committee and appointed Chairman of MCA Wilayah Persekutuan State Liaison Committee. In 1982 general election, he cinched a landslide victory for the parliamentary seat in the opposition stronghold of Damansara, Selangor. 1984 saw him appointed as vice-president of the MCA.
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