Lim Chong Eu

Yang Amat Berbahagia Tun Lim Chong Eu SSM DUPN DA
林苍祐
2nd Chief Minister of Penang
In office 19 May 1969 – 25 October 1990
Governor	Syed Sheh Barakbah Sardon Jubir Awang Hassan Hamdan Sheikh Tahir
Preceded by	Wong Pow Nee
Succeeded by	Koh Tsu Koon
2nd President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
In office 1969–1980
Preceded by	Syed Hussein Alatas
Succeeded by	Lim Keng Yaik
2nd President of Malayan Chinese Association
In office March 1958 – July 1959
Preceded by	Tan Cheng Lock
Succeeded by	Cheah Toon Lok (acting) Tan Siew Sin
Personal details
Born	Lim Chong Eu 28 May 1919 Penang, Straits Settlements, British Malaya (now Malaysia)
Died	24 November 2010(2010-11-24) (aged 91) Tanjung Bungah, Penang, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Political party	Gerakan (1968–1990) United Democratic Party (1962–1968) MCA (1952–1962) Radical Party (1951–1952)
Residence(s)	Tanjung Bungah, Malaysia
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Occupation	Politician, physician

Lim Chong Eu (simplified Chinese: 林苍祐; traditional Chinese: 林蒼祐; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Chhong-iū; pinyin: Lín Cāngyòu; 28 May 1919 – 24 November 2010)^[1] was a Malaysian politician who served as the 2nd Chief Minister of Penang from May 1969 to October 1990 and the longest serving Chief Minister of Penang. He was also the founding president of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN). He is also known as the "Architect of Modern Penang."