▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 5 ▁death s ▁Category : General ▁Secret aries ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Union ▁of ▁She et ▁Metal ▁Work ers , ▁Co ppers m ith s , ▁He ating ▁and ▁Dom estic ▁Engine ers ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Council ▁of ▁the ▁Tr ades ▁Union ▁Congress <0x0A> </s> ▁Tun ▁Lim ▁K eng ▁Ya ik ▁ ▁( ; ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁– ▁ 2 2 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Malays ian ▁politician ▁and ▁former ▁Minister ▁of ▁Energy , ▁Water ▁and ▁Communic ations ▁in ▁the ▁Malays ian ▁cabinet . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁third ▁president ▁of ▁Parti ▁Ger ak an ▁Rak y at ▁Malays ia ▁( G er ak an ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁until ▁ste pping ▁down ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁to ▁p ave ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁Tan ▁Sri ▁Dr ▁Koh ▁T su ▁K oon . ▁Just ▁before ▁his ▁death , ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁only ▁four ▁living ▁Chinese ▁with ▁Tun ship ▁hold ers ▁in ▁Malays ia . ▁ ▁Background ▁Lim ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁in ▁T ap ah , ▁Per ak ▁with ▁fifteen ▁sib lings , ▁to ▁a ▁min ing ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁hom em aker ▁mother . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁Institution ▁in ▁I po h ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 7 –