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Chan Foong Hin

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Chan Foong Hin
陈泓缣
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities
Assumed office
12 December 2023
MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterJohari Abdul Ghani
Preceded bySiti Aminah Aching
ConstituencyKota Kinabalu
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
In office
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023
MonarchAbdullah
Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim
MinisterMohamad Sabu
Preceded byAhmad Hamzah
(Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries I)
Nik Muhammad Zawawi Salleh
(Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries II)
Succeeded byArthur Joseph Kurup
ConstituencyKota Kinabalu
Member of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Kinabalu
Assumed office
9 May 2018
Preceded byJimmy Wong Sze Phin
(PHDAP)
Majority24,086 (2018)
23,783 (2022)
Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sri Tanjong
In office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018
Preceded byJimmy Wong Sze Phin
(PR–DAP)
Succeeded byJimmy Wong Sze Phin
(PH–DAP)
Majority5,927 (2013)
State Deputy Chairman of the
Democratic Action Party of Sabah
Assumed office
27 October 2024
Secretary-GeneralAnthony Loke Siew Fook
State ChairmanPhoong Jin Zhe
Preceded byPeter 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)
SpouseKoh Chen Yean
Alma materUniversity of Malaya
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionChemical 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

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2018 general election

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
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