European politicians of Chinese descent
This is a list of politicians in Europe of Chinese descent:
France[edit]
- André Thien Ah Koon 曾宪建 (born in Reunion Island; Hakka ancestry): First Chinese elected to the French National Assembly and the first Chinese elected to a parliament in Europe, 1986-2006
- Buon Tan (born in Phnom Penh, in a Chinese Cambodian family) : elected to the French National Assembly in 2017 for Paris's 9th constituency.
Ireland[edit]
- Hazel Chu: Green Party member of the Dublin City Council (2019–present) and former Lord Mayor of Dublin. Born in Dublin to Hong Kong Hakka immigrant parents.
Netherlands[edit]
- Khee Liang Phoa 潘科良 (local born; parents migrated from Indonesia): Secretary of state for Emancipation and Family Affairs, 2002-2003[1]
- Ing Yoe Tan 陈英茹 (local born; parents migrated from Indonesia): Member, Senate, 1998-2011 [2]
- Varina Tjon-A-Ten (born in Suriname; mixed blood with paternal Hakka Chinese grandfather from China): Member, House of Representatives, 2003–2006.[3]
- Mei Li Vos (local born; mixed blood with Chinese Indonesian mother): Member, House of Representatives, 2007–2010, 2012–2017, Member, Senate Senate, 2019-present [4]
- Roy Ho Ten Soeng 何天送 (born in Suriname; Hakka ancestry): Mayor, Venhuizen, North Holland, 2000–2006; First immigrant Mayor of Netherlands; First Chinese Mayor of Netherlands and Europe
Poland[edit]
- Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born in Poland; of mixed Chinese, Polish, and Thai ancestry): Member of the Seym of Poland since 2023.[5]
United Kingdom[edit]
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn 邓莲如 (born in Hong Kong; Zhejiang ancestry): Member, House of Lords, 1990-2010[6][7]
- Michael Chan, Baron Chan 曾秋坤 (born in Singapore): Member, House of Lords, 2001-2006
- Nat Wei, Baron Wei 韦鸣恩 (local born; parents migrated from Hong Kong; Hakka ancestry): Member, House of Lords, 2011–present[8][9]
- Anna Lo 盧曼華 (born in British Hong Kong; Cantonese ancestry): Member, Northern Ireland Assembly, 2007-2016
- Alan Mak MP (local born, parents migrated from Guangdong Province via Hong Kong): Member, House of Commons, 2015-present
- Sarah Owen (local born; mixed blood with Chinese mother): Member, House of Commons, 2019–present
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Alexander Bakker, Late biecht van ex-staatssecretaris, Algemeen Dagblad, January 1, 2006
- ^ David Pho, verslag van het Forum “Van afzijdigheid naar participatie? Veranderingen binnen de Chinese gemeenschappen binnen Nederland” te Amsterdam op 8 oktober 2005
- ^ Varina Tjon a Ten in het Ministerie van Koloniën, De Leunstoel, vol. 3 no. 16, 6 July 2006
- ^ Indischkeit, 15 August 2007 Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska weszła do sejmu. Kim jest nowa posłanka z Łodzi?". businessinsider.com.pl/.
- ^ "No. 52173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1990. p. 1.
- ^ "No. 52257". The London Gazette. 30 August 1990. p. 16.
- ^ "There is a saying, in Hakka, When everyone collects firewood, the flames rise high". Archived from the original on 2020-08-08. Retrieved 2014-11-21.
- ^ "33岁华人新贵——韦鸣恩". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.