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

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

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