| Donald Lan | |
| Office: | New Jersey Secretary of State |
| Termstart: | 1977 |
| Termend: | January 1982 |
| Governor: | Brendan Byrne |
| Predecessor: | George W. Lee |
| Successor: | Jane Burgio |
| Birth Date: | 19 December 1930 |
| Birth Place: | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Boca Raton, Florida, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Mount Lebanon Cemetery, Iselin, New Jersey[1] |
Donald Paul Lan Sr. (December 19, 1930 – April 29, 2019) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as Secretary of State of New Jersey from 1977 to 1982. He was appointed to the post by Governor Brendan Byrne. Lan has been the Union County Democratic Chairman.
Lan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Maplewood, New Jersey. He graduated from Columbia High School and went to Seton Hall University. Lan served in the New Jersey Air National Guard and the United States Army. Lan worked at his family's food processing company: Dell Products in Hillside, New Jersey.[2] Lan died on April 29, 2019, at the age of 88.[3] Lan is survived through his 3 children (Don Jr., Richard, and Barbara), 10 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren.
A resident of Springfield Township (Union),[4] Lan sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 1981 to succeed a term-limited Brendan Byrne, dropping out of the race in April 1981.[5]