George Chan Hong Nam

George Chan Hong Nam
陈康南
Chan (right) in 2005
Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak
In office
9 September 1996 – 16 April 2011
GovernorAhmad Zaidi Adruce
Abang Muhammad Salahuddin
Chief MinisterAbdul Taib Mahmud
Preceded byWong Soon Kai
President of the Sarawak United Peoples' Party
In office
1997–2011
Preceded byWong Soon Kai
Succeeded byPeter Chin Fah Kui
Member of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for Piasau
In office
8 December 1983 – 16 April 2011
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byAlan Ling Sie Kiong (DAPPR)
Majority9,063 (1991)
5,191 (1996)
7,673 (2001)
3,918 (2006)
Personal details
Born (1936-09-24) 24 September 1936 (age 88)
Raj of Sarawak Miri, Kingdom of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)
CitizenshipMalaysian
Political partySarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)
Other political
affiliations
Barisan Nasional (BN)
Spouse(s)Judith Chan (divorced)
Lorna Enan Muloon (present)
Children4 daughters
George Chan Hong Nam
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳康南
Simplified Chinese陈康南
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinChén Kāngnán
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingCan4 Hong1 Naam4

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]