Ing Yoe Tan (; 18 April 1948 – 10 April 2020) was a Dutch lawmaker. She was a member of the

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for the Labour Party (PvdA) between 8 June 1999 and 7 June 2011. Tan was born in

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. She came from a

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family during the Dutch East Indies era; Dutch was the language most spoken by the family. She died in

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, aged 71, due to

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1948 births 2020 deaths Dutch politicians of Chinese descent Labour Party (Netherlands) politicians Members of the Senate (Netherlands) Politicians from The Hague Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands {{Netherlands-politician-stub

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