University of Technology at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at the Faculty of Business and Law. In 2015, Tchen was appointed a Commissioner of the Victorian Multicultural Commission by the Labor State Government. In 2018, Tchen was appointed to the Australian Multicultural Council (AMC), a ministerially appointed body representing a broad cross-section of Australian interests that provides independent and robust advice to Government on multicultural affairs, social cohesion and integration policy and programs. He continued his voluntary community involvement, and demonstrated extensive links with community organisations, acting as an advisor to a number of Chinese community associations. Tchen died in a car crash in South Australia on 25 November 2019. Personal Tchen was married to Pauline, a librarian. They have two adult children: Jacinta who is a marketing and cultural strategist and Adrian, a surgeon. References 1941 births 2019 deaths Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia Members of the Australian Senate Members of the Australian Senate for Victoria Chinese emigrants to Australia Australian politicians of Chinese descent Naturalised citizens of Australia Chinese Civil War refugees Road incident deaths in South Australia 21st-century Australian politicians 20th-century Australian politicians