Lee Chin Koon (1 June 1903 – 12 October 1997) was a Singaporean storekeeper, manager, and salesman who was formerly employed with the Shell Oil Company.

Lee was born on 1 June 1903 in the port city of Semarang, Central Java, during Dutch colonial rule.

[1] His parents were Hakka-Peranakan Lee Hoon Leong (1871–1942) and Indonesian-Peranakan Ko Liem Nio (1883–1959).

[2] His father, Lee Hoon Leong, worked as a pharmacist and later became a purser at Heap Eng Moh Shipping Line.

[3] In 1957, he helped his son Lee Kuan Yew campaign at the Tanjong Pagar by-election.