Dixie Tan | |
Constituency Mp: | Ulu Pandan SMC |
Parliament: | Singapore |
Term Start: | 22 December 1984 |
Term End: | 31 August 1991 |
Predecessor: | Chiang Hai Ding |
Successor: | Lim Boon Heng |
Birth Name: | Dixie Lee Mo Chun |
Birth Date: | 6 November 1935 |
Birth Place: | Singapore, Straits Settlements |
Death Date: | 23 April 2014 (aged 78) |
Death Place: | Singapore |
Nationality: | Singaporean |
Party: | People's Action Party |
Spouse: | Dr. Tan Ngoh Chuan |
Children: | 4 (including one who predeceased his parents) |
Profession: | Cardiologist |
Website: | Dixie Tan Memorial |
Dixie Tan Mo Chun née Lee (Chinese: t=|s=李慕真|p=Lǐ Mùzhēn; 6 November 1935 – 23 April 2014) was a Singaporean cardiologist and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for the Ulu Pandan constituency from 1984 to 1991.[1] She was a member of the People's Action Party (PAP).[1]
In 1984, Tan became a member of the Parliament of Singapore after she was nominated unopposed on Nomination Day, shortly before the 1984 general election.[1] Tan became one of three new female members to enter Parliament in 1984, together with Aline Wong and Yu-Foo Yee Shoon. The trio became the first women to serve in Parliament in fourteen years.[1] She represented Ulu Pandan in parliament until her retirement in 1991.[1] She then worked as a family and marital therapist.[2]
Tan died at Singapore General Hospital on 23 April 2014, aged 78, following a two-month illness with brain cancer. She was survived by her husband, cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Tan Ngoh Chuan, and their three children. A fourth child died in 2013. Her funeral was held at the Paya Lebar Methodist Church.[1]