Chan Foong Hin

Yang Berhormat Datuk
Chan Foong Hin
PGDK ASDK MP
Yang Berhormat Datuk Chan Foong Hin PGDK ASDK MP
陈泓缣
	Chan Foong Hin in 2024
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
National Policy Director of the ; Democratic Action Party
	Incumbent
	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
	Incumbent
	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
	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)
Personal details
Born	Chan Foong Hin; 25 December 1978 (age 46); Tawau, Sabah, Malaysia
Citizenship	Malaysian
Nationality	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

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 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 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]

^ "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.
^ "Phoong Jin Zhe is new Sabah DAP chief". 27 October 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.

[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.

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