Hiew Vun Zin | |
|---|---|
| 邱文正 | |
| State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah | |
| In office 16 May 2018 – 29 September 2020 | |
| Minister | Jaujan Sambakong |
| Governor | Juhar Mahiruddin |
| Chief Minister | Shafie Apdal |
| Preceded by | Joachim Gunsalam |
| Succeeded by | Isnin Aliasnih Mohamad Hamsan Awang Supian |
| Constituency | Karamunting |
| Divisional Chairperson of Gagasan Rakyat | |
| Assumed office 20 March 2023 | |
| President of GAGASAN | Hajiji Noor |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Constituency | Karamunting (state constituency division leader) |
| Member of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly for Karamunting | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Charles O Pang Su Sin (BN–LDP) |
| Majority | 3,848 (2018) 2,479 (2020) |
| Faction represented in Sabah State Legislative Assembly | |
| 2018–2023 | Sabah Heritage Party |
| 2023– | Gabungan Rakyat Sabah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Hiew Vun Zin 1979 (age 44–45) Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia |
| Citizenship | Malaysian |
| Nationality | Malaysia |
| Political party | Democratic Action Party (DAP) (2013–2016) Sabah Heritage Party (WARISAN) (2016–2023) Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN) (since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakatan Rakyat (PR) (2013–2015) Pakatan Harapan (PH) (2015–2016) Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) (since 2023) |
| Spouse | Tracy Kong Sim Yee |
| Occupation | Politician |
George Hiew Vun Zin (Chinese: 邱文正; pinyin: Qīu Wénzhèng; born 1979) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Member of Sabah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Karamunting since May 2018. He served as the State Assistant Minister of Housing and Local Government of Sabah in the Heritage Party (WARISAN) administration under former Chief Minister Shafie Apdal and former Minister Jaujan Sambakong from May 2018 to the collapse of the WARISAN administration in September 2020. He is a member of the Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah (GAGASAN), a component party of the Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) coalition and was a former member of WARISAN as well as the Democratic Action Party (DAP), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) and formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalitions.[1][2][3][4] He was also a former Member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Sandakan of WARISAN. In 2016, he left DAP for WARISAN and on 4 March 2023, he left WARISAN for GAGASAN to support a local party after WARISAN declared to become a national party.[5] He become a Divisional Chairperson of Karamunting of Gagasan Rakyat in 2023, and also become one of the GRS main leaders in Sandakan.