Chan Foong Hin

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chan (陈).

Yang Berhormat Datuk Chan Foong Hin PGDK ASDK MP
陈泓缣
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 December 2023
Monarchs	Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024)
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Johari Abdul Ghani
Preceded by	Siti Aminah Aching
Constituency	Kota Kinabalu
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
In office 10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
Monarch	Abdullah
Prime Minister	Anwar Ibrahim
Minister	Mohamad Sabu
Preceded by	Ahmad Hamzah (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I) Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh (Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II)
Succeeded by	Arthur Joseph Kurup
Constituency	Kota Kinabalu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Kinabalu
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (PH–DAP)
Majority	24,086 (2018) 23,783 (2022)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Sri Tanjong
In office 5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded by	Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (PR–DAP)
Succeeded by	Jimmy Wong Sze Phin (PH–DAP)
Majority	5,927 (2013)
State Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 October 2024
Secretary-General	Anthony Loke Siew Fook
State Chairman	Phoong Jin Zhe
Preceded by	Peter Dhoms Saili
Personal details
Born	Chan Foong Hin (1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 45) Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia[1]
Citizenship	Malaysia
Political party	Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2008)
Other political affiliations	Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015)
Spouse	Koh Chen Yean
Alma mater	University of Malaya
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Chemical engineer
Chan Foong Hin on Parliament of Malaysia

Datuk Chan Foong Hin (simplified Chinese: 陈泓缣; traditional Chinese: 陳泓縑; pinyin: Chén Hóngjiān; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhìn Fên-kiâm) is a Malaysian politician and chemical engineer who has served as the Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Johari Abdul Ghani since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kota Kinabalu since May 2018. He previously served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security prior to the 2023 cabinet reshuffle under Minister Mohamad Sabu from December 2022 to December 2023 and Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sri Tanjong from May 2013 to May 2018. He is a member and the State Deputy Chairman of Sabah of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition.^[2][3][4]

Election

2018 general election

In the 2018 election, Democratic Action Party (DAP) fielded Chan to defend the Kota Kinabalu parliamentary seat, facing Joseph Lee Han Kyun from the United Sabah Party (PBS), who was a former DAP candidate. Chan subsequently won with a large majority.^[5]

Election results

Parliament of Malaysia^[6]^[7]

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots Cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P190 Tawau		Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	9,076	34.51%		Chua Soon Bui (SAPP)	13,943	53.02%	27,071	4,867	63.61%
							Berhan @ Birhan Ruslan (PKR)	3,278	12.47%
2018	P172 Kota Kinabalu		Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	31,632	74.76%		Joseph Lee Han Kyun (PBS)	7,546	17.84%	42,873	24,086	76.26%
							Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)	3,132	7.40%
2022			Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	31,359	71.08%		Amanda Yeo Yan Yin (WARISAN)	7,576	17.17%	44,663	23,783	59.57%
							Yee Tsai Yiew (PBS)	4,592	10.41%
							Winston Liaw Kit Siong (KDM)	456	1.03%
							Marcel Jude (IND)	137	0.31%

Sabah State Legislative Assembly

Year	Constituency	Candidate		Votes	Pct	Opponent(s)		Votes	Pct	Ballots cast	Majority	Turnout
2013	N69 Sri Tanjong		Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	10,948	65.90%		Fung Len Fui (PBS)	5,021	30.23%	16,357	5,927	74.91%
							Yong Ah Poh (SAPP)	260	1.57%
							Olivia Chong Oi Yun (STAR)	128	0.77%

Honours

•  Sabah :
  • Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)^[8][9]
  • Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)^[10]

References

1. "陈泓缣因一顿宵夜入党 为政治牺牲头发" (in Chinese). See Hua Online. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
2. "Profail Ahli Parlimen" (in Malay). State Federation Development Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
3. Stephanie Lee (21 April 2013). "GE13: DAP's Chan Foong Hin to contest Sri Tanjong state seat, after all". The Star. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
4. "Phoong Jin Zhe is new Sabah DAP chief". 27 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
5. Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
6. "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Percentage figures based on total turnout (including votes for candidates not listed).
7. "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
8. "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
9. "Former IGP Acryl tops list of 1,209 Sabah State Award honourees". New Straits Times.
10. "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.

External links

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