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]
Personal life
Chan is divorced from his American wife of Irish descent, 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 Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib.[3]
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 medicine at the University of Sydney and graduated with an MBBS in 1963.[4]
Chan married Wira Lorna Enan Muloon, the adopted daughter of the late Joseph Balan Seling in 2009, in a private ceremony.[5]
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