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

France

* 曾宪建 (born in Reunion Island; Hakka ancestry): First Chinese elected to the

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and the first Chinese elected to a parliament in Europe, 1986-2006 *

Buon Tan Buon Huong Tan ( zh, 陈文雄; born 10 March 1967) is a French politician formerly serving as the member of the National Assembly for the 9th constituency of Paris since 2017. A member of La République En Marche! (LREM), his constituency cov ...

(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 Hazel Chu (born 3 November 1980) is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a member of Dublin City Council since May 2019. She was elected Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of the Irish Green Party in December 2019, and was succeeded by Senator ...

: Green Party member of the

Dublin City Council Dublin City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the authority responsible for local government in the city of Dublin in Ireland. As a city council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. Until 2001, the council wa ...

(2019–present) and former

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. Born in Dublin to Chinese immigrant parents.

Netherlands

Khee Liang Phoa Khee Liang Phoa (Chinese language, Chinese: 潘科良; born May 1955, Rotterdam) is a Dutch former politician, who served as undersecretary for emancipation and family affairs in the first Balkenende cabinet from September 2002 to May 2003. Pho ...

潘科良 (local born; parents migrated from Indonesia): Secretary of state for Emancipation and Family Affairs, 2002-2003 *

Ing Yoe Tan Ing Yoe Tan (; 18 April 1948 – 10 April 2020) was a Dutch lawmaker. She was a member of the Senate for the Labour Party (PvdA) between 8 June 1999 and 7 June 2011. Tan was born in The Hague. She came from a Chinese Indonesian family during ...

陈英茹 (local born; parents migrated from Indonesia): Member,

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, 1998-2011 *

Varina Tjon-A-Ten Varina Tjon-A-Ten (born 29 November 1952 in Paramaribo, Suriname) is a Dutch politician who was a member of the House of Representatives for the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) from 2003 to 2006. Her paternal grandfather came from mainland China to Suri ...

(born in Suriname; mixed blood with paternal Hakka Chinese grandfather from China): Member,

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, 2003–2006. *

Mei Li Vos Mei Li Vos (; born 31 March 1970) is a Dutch politician, former trade unionist and editorialist. A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), she was a member of the House of Representatives from 1 March 2007 to 17 June 2010 and again from 20 Septembe ...

(local born; mixed blood with

Chinese Indonesian Chinese Indonesians ( id, Orang Tionghoa Indonesia) and colloquially Chindo or just Tionghoa are Indonesians whose ancestors arrived from China at some stage in the last eight centuries. Chinese people and their Indonesian descendants have ...

mother): Member,

, 2007–2010, 2012–2017, Member, Senate

, 2019-present * Roy Ho Ten Soeng 何天送 (born in Suriname; Hakka ancestry): Mayor,

Venhuizen Venhuizen (; fy, Fenhúze) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, in the municipality of Drechterland. Venhuizen was a separate municipality until 1 January 2006, when it was ...

North Holland North Holland ( nl, Noord-Holland, ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevoland. In November 2019, it had a ...

, 2000–2006; First immigrant Mayor of Netherlands; First Chinese Mayor of Netherlands and Europe

United Kingdom

Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn Lydia Selina Dunn, Baroness Dunn, (; born 29 February 1940) is a Hong Kong-born retired British businesswoman and politician. She became the second person of Hong Kong origin (the first was Lawrence Kadoorie, Baron Kadoorie) and the first femal ...

邓莲如 (born in Hong Kong; Zhejiang ancestry): Member,

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, 1990-2010 *

Michael Chan, Baron Chan Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan (; 6 March 1940 – 21 January 2006) was a Singaporean-born British physician and life peer who sat in the House of Lords between 2001 and 2006. Early life and education Chan was born in Singapore on 6 Ma ...

曾秋坤 (born in Singapore): Member,

, 2001-2006 *

Nat Wei, Baron Wei Nathanael Ming-Yan Wei, Baron Wei (; born 19 January 1977), also known as Nat Wei, is an English social entrepreneur with an interest in social reform. He is the first British-born person of Hong Kong origin to have become a member of the House ...

韦鸣恩 (local born; parents migrated from Hong Kong; Hakka ancestry): Member,

, 2011–present *

Anna Lo Anna Manwah Lo (born 17 June 1950) is an Alliance Party politician in Northern Ireland.

盧曼華 (born in British Hong Kong; Cantonese ancestry): Member,

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2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

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* Alan Mak MP (local born, parents migrated from Guangdong Province via Hong Kong): Member,

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-present *

Sarah Owen Sarah Mei Li Owen (; born 11 January 1983) is a British politician and trade unionist serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Luton North since 2019. A member of the Labour Party, she has served Shadow Minister for Local Government and Faith ...

(local born; mixed blood with Chinese mother): Member, House of Commons,

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–present

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Politicians of European nations

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Ireland

Netherlands

United Kingdom

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