Chan Foong Hin
Malaysian politician and chemical engineer
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Chan Foong Hin (simplified Chinese: 陈泓缣; traditional Chinese: 陳泓縑; pinyin: Chén Hóngjiān; Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Chhìn Fên-kiâm; born 25 December 1978) 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 from December 2023 to December 2025 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 again since December 2025 as well as formerly a 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 Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He has also served as the National Policy Director of DAP since March 2025 and State Deputy Chairman of DAP of Sabah since October 2024.[2][3][4]
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Chan Foong Hin | |
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陈泓缣 | |
Chan Foong Hin in 2024 | |
| Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Security | |
| Assumed office 17 December 2025 | |
| Monarch | Ibrahim Iskandar |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Mohamad Sabu |
| Preceded by | Arthur Joseph Kurup |
| Constituency | Kota Kinabalu |
| 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 |
| Deputy Minister of Plantation and Commodities | |
| In office 12 December 2023 – 17 December 2025 | |
| Monarchs | Abdullah (2023–2024) Ibrahim Iskandar (since 2024) |
| Prime Minister | Anwar Ibrahim |
| Minister | Johari Abdul Ghani |
| Preceded by | Siti Aminah Aching |
| Succeeded by | Huang Tiong Sii |
| Constituency | Kota Kinabalu |
| National Policy Director of the Democratic Action Party | |
| Assumed office 16 March 2025 | |
Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| State Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Action Party of Sabah | |
| Assumed office 27 October 2024 | |
Secretary-General | Anthony Loke Siew Fook |
State Chairman | Phoong Jin Zhe |
| Preceded by | Peter Dhoms Saili |
| Member of the Malaysian Parliament for Kota Kinabalu | |
| 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) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chan Foong Hin 25 December 1978 |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Party |  Democratic Action Party (DAP) (since 2008) |
Other party | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2008–2015)  Pakatan Harapan (PH) (since 2015) |
| Spouse | Koh Chen Yean |
| University of Malaya | |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Chemical engineer |
| Chan Foong Hin on Parliament of Malaysia | |
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
| 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% | ||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||
| 2025 | N22 Tanjung Aru | Chan Foong Hin (DAP) | Wong Hong Jun (WARISAN) | |||||||||
| Suhaimi Buang (BERSATU) | ||||||||||||
| Hiew Choon Yu (STAR) | ||||||||||||
| Dennison Indang (UPKO) | ||||||||||||
| Yee Wee Ping (IMPIAN) | ||||||||||||
| Wong Cheng Chee (ANAK NEGERI) | ||||||||||||
| Loh Ee Eng (PBK) | ||||||||||||
| Mohamed Zaim Ansawi (IND) | ||||||||||||
| Ritchie Jay Cheng (IND) | ||||||||||||
Honours
Honours of Malaysia
Malaysia
Recipient of the 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong Installation Medal
Sabah
Commander of the Order of Kinabalu (PGDK) – Datuk (2023)[8][9]
Companion of the Order of Kinabalu (ASDK) (2018)[10]
