European politicians of Chinese descent

This is a list of politicians in Europe of Chinese descent:

France

• André Thien Ah Koon  [ fr ] 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): Member of French National Assembly for Paris's 9th constituency, 2017–2022

Ireland

• Hazel Chu (born in Dublin to Hong Kong Hakka immigrant parents): Member of the Dublin City Council (2019–present) and former Lord Mayor of Dublin (2020–2021)

Netherlands

• 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 of the Senate, 1998–2011 ^[2]
• Varina Tjon-A-Ten (born in Suriname; mixed blood with paternal Hakka Chinese grandfather from China): Member of the House of Representatives, 2003–2006 ^[3]
• Mei Li Vos (local born; mixed blood with Chinese Indonesian mother): Member of the House of Representatives, 2007–2010, 2012–2017; Member of the 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

• Aleksandra Wiśniewska (born in Poland; of mixed Chinese, Polish, and Thai ancestry): Member of the Sejm, 2023–present ^[5]

United Kingdom

• Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn 鄧蓮如 (born in Hong Kong; Zhejiang ancestry): Member of House of Lords, 1990–2010 ^{[6] [7]}
• Michael Chan, Baron Chan 曾秋坤 (born in Singapore): Member of House of Lords, 2001–2006
• Nat Wei, Baron Wei 韋鳴恩 (local born; parents migrated from Hong Kong; Hakka ancestry): Member of House of Lords, 2010–present ^{[8] [9]}
• Anna Lo 盧曼華 (born in British Hong Kong; Cantonese ancestry): Member of Northern Ireland Assembly, 2007–2016
• Alan Mak (local born, parents migrated from Guangdong Province via Hong Kong): Member of House of Commons, 2015–present
• Sarah Owen (local born; mixed blood with Chinese mother): Member of House of Commons, 2019–present

See also

• List of politicians of Chinese descent

References

1. Alexander Bakker, Late biecht van ex-staatssecretaris, Algemeen Dagblad, January 1, 2006
2. David Pho, verslag van het Forum “Van afzijdigheid naar participatie? Veranderingen binnen de Chinese gemeenschappen binnen Nederland” te Amsterdam op 8 oktober 2005
3. Varina Tjon a Ten in het Ministerie van Koloniën, De Leunstoel, vol. 3 no. 16, 6 July 2006
4. Indischkeit, 15 August 2007 Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
5. "Aleksandra K. Wiśniewska weszła do sejmu. Kim jest nowa posłanka z Łodzi?". businessinsider.com.pl/.
6. "No. 52173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1990. p. 1.
7. "No. 52257". The London Gazette . 30 August 1990. p. 16.
8. "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.
9. "33岁华人新贵——韦鸣恩". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.