Chua Sian Chin
Chua Sian Chin | |
|---|---|
蔡善进 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 November 1933 |
| Died | 26 February 2014 (aged 80) |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
Chua Sian Chin (simplified Chinese: 蔡善进; traditional Chinese: 蔡善進; pinyin: Cài Shàn Jìn; 26 November 1933 – 26 February 2014) was a cabinet minister who held several ministerial portfolios of Health, Education and Home Affairs in the early era of Singapore. He was 34 years of age when appointed as Health Minister in 1968, by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which made him the youngest minister in Singapore.[1]
He was the Member of Parliament for MacPherson from 17 February 1968 to 14 August 1991.He retired from political service after 23 years in service.
On 26 February 2014, he died at the age of 81 after suffering from heart failure.
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- 1933 births
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- Singaporean politicians
- People's Action Party politicians
- 20th-century Singaporean politicians
- Ministers for Health of Singapore
- Ministers for Education of Singapore
- Ministers for Home Affairs of Singapore