Veronica Tan, S.T. (Chinese: 林雪莉; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Seh lī; born 4 December 1977, Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia) is the chairperson of the Indonesian Cancer Foundation (YKI) DKI Jakarta.[1]

Veronica Tan
林雪莉
Deputy Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Protection of Indonesia
Assumed office
21 October 2024
PresidentPrabowo Subianto
MinisterArifah Choiri Fauzi
Preceded byVacant
Leader TP-PKK DKI Jakarta
In office
4 Desember 2014 – 25 Juli 2017
PresidentJoko Widodo
GovernorBasuki Tjahaja Purnama
Preceded byIriana
Succeeded byHappy Farida
Personal details
Born
Veronica Tan

(1977-12-04) December 4, 1977 (age 46)
Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
Political partyPerindo Party
Spouse
(m. 1997; div. 2018)
ChildrenNicholas Sean Purnama (1998)
Nathania Berniece Zhong (2001)
Daud Albeenner Purnama (2006)
Alma materPelita Harapan University
OccupationEntrepreneur

Personal life

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After graduating from high school, she moved to Jakarta and majored in architecture at Pelita Harapan University.[2] She met Basuki Tjahaja Purnama at a church and married him on 6 September 1997, at the age of 19.[3] The couple had three children.

She accompanied Basuki when he was inaugurated as Governor of Jakarta.[4]

When Basuki was detained for blasphemy, she read a letter written by Basuki to his supporters.[5]

On January 5 2018, Basuki reportedly filed for divorce from Veronica.[6]

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