Tan Siew Sin

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Tan Siew Sin SSM SPMS JP
陳修信
3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association
In office November 1961 – 8 April 1974
Preceded by	Cheah Toon Lok (Acting) Lim Chong Eu
Succeeded by	Lee San Choon
Minister of Finance
In office 22 August 1959 – 8 April 1974
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman Abdul Razak
Preceded by	H.S. Lee
Succeeded by	Hussein Onn
Personal details
Born	(1916-05-21)21 May 1916 Jalan Heeren, Malacca, Straits Settlements
Died	17 March 1988(1988-03-17) (aged 71) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Political party	Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)
Spouse	Toh Puan Datin Seri Catherine Lim Cheng Neo (林清娘)
Relations	Son of Tun Sir Tan Cheng Lock
Children	3
Occupation	Politician

Tun Tan Siew Sin (simplified Chinese: 陈修信; traditional Chinese: 陳修信; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Siu-sìn; pinyin: Chén Xīuxìn; 21 May 1916 – 17 March 1988) was a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Minister of Finance, and 3rd President of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA, formerly Malayan Chinese Association), a major component party of Alliance and later Barisan Nasional (BN) coalitions. In his term as the Minister of Finance, a new Malaysian currency, Malaysian Ringgit was introduced. He is the longest-serving Minister of Finance by serving in the position for 15 years.