George Chan Hong Nam | |
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陈康南 | |
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak | |
In office 9 September 1996 – 16 April 2011 | |
Governor | Ahmad Zaidi Adruce Abang Muhammad Salahuddin |
Chief Minister | Abdul Taib Mahmud |
Preceded by | Wong Soon Kai |
President of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party | |
In office 1997–2011 | |
Preceded by | Wong Soon Kai |
Succeeded by | Peter Chin Fah Kui |
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Piasau | |
In office 8 December 1983 – 16 April 2011 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Succeeded by | Alan Ling Sie Kiong (DAP – PR) |
Majority | 9,063 (1991) 5,191 (1996) 7,673 (2001) 3,918 (2006) |
Personal details | |
Born | Miri, Kingdom of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia) | 24 September 1936
Citizenship | Malaysian |
Political party | Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) |
Other political affiliations | Barisan Nasional (BN) |
Spouse(s) | Judith Chan (divorced) Lorna Enan Muloon (present) |
Children | 4 daughters |
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Chinese name | |||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 陳康南 | ||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 陈康南 | ||||||||||
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George Chan Hong Nam (simplified Chinese: 陈康南; traditional Chinese: 陳康南; pinyin: Chén Kāngnán; Jyutping: Can4 Hong1 Naam4; born 24 September 1936), is a Malaysian doctor who is the former Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, state Industrial Development Minister and state Tourism and Heritage Minister.[1] He is the former member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly for Piasau, Miri after having lost his seat to the Democratic Action Party in the 2011 Sarawak State Election. He is also former President of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP).
After losing state election in his constituency, he had sent a resignation letter to the party but was asked by the central committee members to stay on until the party's Triennial Delegates Conference (TDC) which was held in December 2011.[2]