Chan Foong Hin

Malaysian politician

陈泓缣

Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities

Incumbent

Assumed office
12 December 2023MonarchsAbdullah
(2023–2024)
Ibrahim Iskandar
(since 2024)Prime MinisterAnwar IbrahimMinisterJohari Abdul GhaniPreceded bySiti Aminah AchingConstituencyKota KinabaluDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Food SecurityIn office
10 December 2022 – 12 December 2023MonarchAbdullahPrime MinisterAnwar IbrahimMinisterMohamad SabuPreceded 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 KurupConstituencyKota KinabaluMember of the Malaysian Parliament
for Kota Kinabalu

Incumbent

Assumed office
9 May 2018Preceded byWong Sze Phin
(PH–DAP)Majority24,086 (2018)
23,783 (2022)Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly
for Sri TanjongIn office
5 May 2013 – 9 May 2018Preceded byWong Sze Phin
(PR–DAP)Succeeded byWong Sze Phin
(PH–DAP)Majority5,927 (2013) Personal detailsBorn

Chan Foong Hin

(1978-12-25) 25 December 1978 (age 45)
Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia^[1]CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partyDemocratic Action Party (DAP)
(since 2008)Other political
affiliationsPakatan Rakyat (PR)
(2008–2015)
Pakatan Harapan (PH)
(since 2015)SpouseKoh Chen YeanOccupationPoliticianProfessionChemical engineerChan Foong Hin on Parliament of Malaysia

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 served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in the PH administration under Prime Minister Anwar and 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 of the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the PH coalition.^[2]^[3]

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.^[4]

Election results

**Parliament of Malaysia**^[5]^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Ballots Cast	Majority	Turnout
2008	P190 Tawau, Sabah	Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	9,076	34.51%	Chua Soon Bui (SAPP)	13,943	53.02%	27,071	4,867	63.61%
2008	P190 Tawau, Sabah	Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	9,076	34.51%	Berhan @ Birhan Ruslan (PKR)	3,278	12.47%	27,071	4,867	63.61%
2018	P172 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah	Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	31,632	74.76%	Joseph Lee Han Kyun (PBS)	7,546	17.84%	42,873	24,086	76.26%
2018		Chan Foong Hin (DAP)	31,632	74.76%	Yong Teck Lee (SAPP)	3,132	7.40%	42,873	24,086	76.26%
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 (GRS)	4,592	10.41%
					Winston Liaw Kit Siong (KDM)	456	1.03%
					Marcel Jude (IND)	137	0.31%

**Sabah State Legislative Assembly**
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		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 :
- Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)^[7]
- Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)^[8]^[9]

References

^ "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.
^ "Profail Ahli Parlimen" (in Malay). State Federation Development Office. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ 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.
^ Nandini Balakrishnan (10 May 2018). "Historic Win: The Complete Result Of GE14's Parliamentary Seats Across Malaysia". Says.com. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ "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).
^ "Sabah [Parliament Results]". The Star. Archived from the original on 17 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
^ "Senarai Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Sabah Tahun 2018" (PDF). www.sabah.gov.my.
^ "Acryl Sani dahului 1,209 senarai penerima darjah kebesaran Sabah". Sinar Harian (in Malay). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
^ "Former IGP Acryl tops list of 1,209 Sabah State Award honourees". New Straits Times.