George Chan Hong Nam

Former Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak

陈康南

George Chan (right) in 2005

Deputy Chief Minister of SarawakIn office
9 September 1996 – 16 April 2011GovernorAhmad Zaidi Adruce
Abang Muhammad SalahuddinChief MinisterAbdul Taib MahmudPreceded byDr. Wong Soon KaiPresident of the Sarawak United Peoples' PartyIn office
1997–2011Preceded byDr. Wong Soon KaiSucceeded byPeter Chin Fah KuiMember of the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly
for PiasauIn office
8 December 1983 – 16 April 2011Preceded byConstituency establishedSucceeded byAlan Ling Sie Kiong (DAP – PR)Majority9,063 (1991)
5,191 (1996)
7,673 (2001)
3,918 (2006)
Personal detailsBorn (1936-09-24) 24 September 1936 (age 87)

Miri, Kingdom of Sarawak (now Sarawak, Malaysia)CitizenshipMalaysianPolitical partySarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP)Other political
affiliationsBarisan 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 Pinyin	Chén Kāngnán
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	Can4 Hong1 Naam4

Dr. 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 the former Deputy Chief Minister of Sarawak, state Industrial Development Minister and state Tourism and Heritage Minister.^[1] He is now 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), a major component party of the ruling Barisan Nasional after having no interest to seek presidential election.

Dr George Chan, who was the deputy chief minister, ended up Barisan Nasional's biggest casualty when DAP first-timer Alan Ling Sie Kiong turned giant-killer in Piasau. The defeat marks one of the 2 biggest upset in Sarawak State election 2011.

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 recently in December 2011.^[2]

Ling, a lawyer, polled 5,998 votes to Dr Chan's 4,408 to win by a 1,590-vote majority.

Personal life

Dr. Chan is divorced from his American wife of Irish descent, Datin Patinggi Puan Sri Judith Chan. The couple has four daughters. One of their daughters, Anisa Chan is married to Sarawak Chief Minister Pehin Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud's son Datuk Seri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman.^[3]

Dr. Chan received his primary education in Miri at St. Joseph's Primary School and his secondary education in Kuching at St. Joseph's Secondary School Kuching. After his senior Cambridge examination he left for Australia under the Colombo Plan scholarship to do his Medicine at the University of Sydney and graduated with an MBBS in 1963.^[4]

Dr. Chan married Datin Patinggi Puan Sri Datuk Wira Lorna Enan Muloon, the adopted daughter of the late Dato Sri Joseph Balan Seling in 2009, in a private ceremony. They have often been seen together at public functions.^[5]

Election results

**Sarawak State Legislative Assembly**^[6]
Year	Constituency		Votes	Pct		Votes	Pct	Turnout	Majority	Turnout
1983	N44 Miri	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)
1987	N44 Miri	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)
1991	N52 Piasau	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)	13,634	74.89%	Chong Kon Fatt (DAP)	4,571	25.11%	18,477	9,063	60.47%
1996	N56 Piasau	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)	8,737	71.13%	John Law Ching Sing (DAP)	3,546	28.87%	12,435	5,191	58.90%
2001	N56 Piasau	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)	10,237	79.97%	John Law Ching Sing (DAP)	2,564	20.03%	12,921	7,673	60.66%
2006	N63 Piasau	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)	6,573	71.23%	Ngu Hee Hieng (PKR)	2,655	28.77%	9,334	3,918	54.09%
2011	N63 Piasau	George Chan Hong Nam (SUPP)	4,408	42.36%	Alan Ling Sie Kiong (DAP)	5,998	57.64%	10,479	1,590	63.13%

Honours

Honours of Malaysia

Malaysia :
- Officer of the Order of the Defender of the Realm (KMN) (1979)
- Commander of the Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia (PSM) – Tan Sri (2000)^[7]

Sarawak :
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Sarawak (PNBS) – Dato Sri (1990)
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DA) – Datuk Amar (1998)
- Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (DP) – Datuk Patinggi (2005)

References

^ Six new faces, three dropped^{[permanent dead link]}, The Borneo Post
^ Don't Sideline Any Community, Says Former SUPP Chief, Bernama
^ Ritchie, James (4 August 1991). "A wedding to remember". The New Straits Times. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
^ "OUR ALUMNI CHAN GEORGE HONG NAM". University of Sydney. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
^ Happy George Chan becoming a father again, MoCS Sarawak
^ "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum Parlimen/Dewan Undangan Negeri". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 6 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2010..
^ "Semakan Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat".