European politicians of Chinese descent

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

France

• 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

• Hazel Chu: Green Party member of the Dublin City Council (2019-present) and Lord Mayor of Dublin (Since 29 June 2020). Born in Dublin to Chinese immigrant parents.

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, 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

United Kingdom

• Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn 邓莲如 (born in Hong Kong; Zhejiang ancestry): Member, House of Lords, 1990-2010[5][6]
• 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[7][8]
• 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

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. "No. 52173". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 1990. p. 1.
6. "No. 52257". The London Gazette. 30 August 1990. p. 16.
7. "There is a saying, in Hakka, When everyone collects firewood, the flames rise high".
8. "33岁华人新贵——韦鸣恩". Archived from the original on 16 October 2014.