This is a list of Overseas Chinese.
Leaders and politicians
Head of States & Governments
Arthur Chung: President of Guyana Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: Prime Minister of Malaysia Abdurrahman Wahid, 4th President of Indonesia Abhisit Vejjajiva: Prime Minister of Thailand Anand Panyarachun, Prime Minister of Thailand Anote Tong, President of Kiribati Anutin Charnvirakul, Prime Minister of Thailand Banharn Silpa-Archa: Prime Minister of Thailand Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines Chan Sy, Prime Minister of Cambodia Chatichai Choonhavan, Prime Minister of Thailand Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Prime Minister of Thailand Chea Sim, President of Cambodia Cheng Heng, President of Cambodia Chuan Leekpai, Prime Minister of Thailand Corazon Aquino, former president, Philippines Dési Bouterse, President of Suriname Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines George Maxwell Richards, President of Trinidad and Tobago Goh Chok Tong, Prime Minister of Singapore Henk Chin A Sen, Premier of Suriname Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia James Mancham, President of Seychelles Julius Chan, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea Khieu Samphan, Head of State of Kampuchea Khin Nyunt, Prime Minister of Myanmar Kriangsak Chamanan, Prime Minister of Thailand Lawrence Wong: Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong: Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Kuan Yew: 1st Prime Minister of Singapore Lon Nol, President of Cambodia Luis Guillermo Solís, President of Costa Rica Luo Fangbo, President of the Lanfang Republic Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines Ne Win, President of Burma, Myanmar Ong Teng Cheong, 5th President of Singapore Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand Pedro Paterno, Prime Minister of the Philippines Phraya Manopakorn Nitithada, Prime Minister of Thailand Phraya Phahonphonphayuhasena, Prime Minister of Thailand Plaek Phinbunsongkhram, Prime Minister of Thailand Pol Pot, Prime Minister of Cambodia Pote Sarasin, Prime Minister of Thailand Rodrigo Duterte, President of the Philippines Roh Moo-hyun, President of Korea Roh Tae-woo: President of Korea Samak Sundaravej, Prime Minister of Thailand San Yu, President of Myanmar Sarit Thanarat, Prime Minister of Thailand Seni Pramoj, Prime Minister of Thailand Sergio Osmeña, President of the Philippines Somchai Wongsawat, Prime Minister of Thailand Son Ngoc Thanh, Prime Minister of Cambodia Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of Thailand Stuart Young, Prime Minister-designate of Trinidad and Tobago Suchinda Kraprayoon, Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand Thawan Thamrongnawasawat, Prime Minister of Thailand Tony Tan, 7th President of Singapore Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand
Chief ministers Chong Kah Kiat, Chief Minister of Sabah Chow Kon Yeow, Chief Minister of Penang Koh Tsu Koon, Chief Minister of Penang Lim Chong Eu, Chief Minister of Penang Peter Lo Su Yin, Chief Minister of Sabah Wong Pow Nee, Chief Minister of Penang Yong Teck Lee, Chief Minister of Sabah
Governors
Solomon Hochoy: 17th Governor of Trinidad and Tobago Abdusakur Mahail Tan, Governor of Sulu Province, Philippines Adrienne Clarkson: Governor General of Canada Apirak Kosayodhin: Governor of Bangkok, Thailand Arthur C. Yap, Governor of Bohol, Philippines Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia Bhichai Rattakul: Governor of Bangkok, Thailand Gary Locke: Governor of Washington Henk Ngantung, Governor of Jakarta, Indonesia Hidayat Arsani, Governor of Bangka Belitung, Indonesia Hok Lundy, Governor of Phnom Penh, Cambodia Koh Tsu Koon, Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia Leong Yew Koh, first Malacca Governor, Malaysia Lim Chong Eu, Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia Lim Guan Eng, Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia Lim Yew Hock, Chief Minister of Singapore Nam Kyung-pil, Governor of Gyeonggi, South Korea Ria Norsan, Governor of West Kalimantan, Indonesia Sherly Tjoanda, Governor of North Maluku, Indonesia
Mayors Alan Lowe: Mayor of Victoria Alice Guo, Mayor of Bamban Allan Fung: Mayor of Cranston Andrei Angouw: Mayor of Manado Bodewin Wattimena, Mayor of Ambon, Maluku Christian Widodo, Mayor of Kupang Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco Je Jong-geel, Mayor of Ansan, South Korea Jean Quan, Mayor of Oakland, California Jimmie R. Yee: Mayor of Sacramento John So, Lord Mayor of Melbourne Hanny Sondakh, Mayor of Bitung, Indonesia Harry Chan: Mayor of Darwin Hasan Karman, Mayor of Singkawang, Indonesia Hazel Chu, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Ireland 2020-2021 and deputy leader of the Green Party of Ireland 2026-present Hengky Honandar, Mayor of Bitung, Indonesia Herbert Bautista, Mayor of Quezon City, Philippines John So: Mayor of Melbourne Karen Goh, Mayor of Bakersfield Ken Sim: Mayor of Vancouver Lily Mei, Mayor of Fremont Lily Wu, Mayor of Wichita Lito Atienza, Mayor of Manila, Philippines Lucy Torres-Gomez, Mayor of Ormoc, Philippines Meng Foon, Mayor of Gisborne, New Zealand Michelle Wu, Mayor of Boston, United States Mihhail Kõlvart, Mayor of Tallinn, Estonia Mike Gin: Mayor of Redondo Beach Mochammad Anton: Mayor of Malang Olivia Chow: Mayor of Toronto Peter Chin, Mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand Peter Wing: Mayor of Kamloops Peter Wong: Mayor of Sudbury Roy Ho Ten Soeng, Mayor of Venhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands Tjhai Chui Mie, Mayor of Singkawang, Indonesia Yiaway Yeh, Mayor of Palo Alto, California
Cabinet-level Ministers Alberto Lim, Secretary of Tourism, Philippines Amir Syamsuddin, Minister of Law and Human Rights, Indonesia Amy Khor, Senior Minister of State for Transport, Singapore Angela Tanoesoedibjo, Vice Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia Anthony Loke, Minister of Transport, Malaysia Baey Yam Keng, Senior Parliament Secretary, Singapore Bob Hasan, Minister of Forestry, Indonesia Byron Chan, Minister for Mining, Papua New Guinea Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education, Singapore Cham Prasidh, Minister of Commerce, Cambodia Chee Hong Tat, Minister for Transport, Singapore Chitchai Wannasathit, Minister of Justice, Thailand Choo Byung-jik, Minister for Construction, South Korea Chris Lu, United States Deputy Secretary of Labor, United States Chua Soi Lek, Minister of Health, Malaysia David Neo, acting Minister of Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development, Singapore Do Jong-hwan, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, South Korea Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth, Singapore Elaine Chao, United States Secretary of Transportation, United States Enggartiasto Lukita, Minister of Trade, Indonesia Erick Thohir, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Indonesia Faaolesa Katopau Ainuu, Minister of Justice, Samoa Gan Kim Yong, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore, Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore Gan Siow Huang, Minister of State for Education, Singapore George Yeo, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Gilbert Teodoro, Secretary of National Defense, Philippines Goh Keng Swee, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Education, Minister of Defense, Singapore Grace Fu, Minister of Sustainability and the Environment, Singapore H. S. Lee, Minister of Finance, Malaysia Hannah Yeoh, Minister of Youth and Sports, Malaysia Heng Swee Keat, Minister of Finance, Singapore Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Cambodia Ignasius Jonan, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office, Singapore Irene Umar, Deputy Minister of Creative Economy, Indonesia Jeffrey Siow, acting Minister of Transport, Singapore Jaime Ongpin, Secretary of Finance, Philippines José Yulo, Secretary of Justice, Philippines Josephine Teo, Minister for Communications and Information, Singapore Julie Su, United States Secretary of Labor, United States Kalaya Sophonpanich, Minister of Science and Technology, Thailand Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative, United States Kong Cho Ha, Minister for Transport, Malaysia Khaw Boon Wan, Minister of Infrastructure, Singapore Kwik Kian Gie, Coordinating Minister of Economics and Finance, Indonesia Lie Kiat Teng, Minister of Health, Indonesia Lim Guan Eng, Minister of Finance, Malaysia Ling Liong Sik, Minister of Transport, Malaysia Lucrecia Hernández Mack, Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Guatemala Mah Siew Keong, Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Malaysia Manuel Yan, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Philippines Mari Elka Pangestu, Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia Maszlee Malik, Minister of Education, Malaysia Miguel Ángel Osorio Chong, Secretary of the Interior, Mexico Ng Chee Meng, Minister of Education, Singapore Ng Eng Hen, Minister of Defense, Singapore Ng Yen Yen, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia Nga Kor Ming, Minister of Housing and Local Government, Malaysia Oei Tjoe Tat, Minister of State, Indonesia Ong Eng Die, Minister of Finance, Indonesia Ong Eng Guan, Minister for National Development, Singapore Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health, Singapore Pansy Wong, Minister of Ethnic Affairs, New Zealand Penny Wong, Senator, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia Peter Chin Fah Kui, Minister of Energy, Green Technology and Water, Malaysia Quinim Pholsena, Foreign Minister, Kingdom of Laos Raul Roco, Secretary of Education, Philippines Raymond Chan, Minister of State, Canada Richard Hu, Minister of Finance, Singapore Roland Eng, Minister of Tourism, Cambodia Siauw Giok Tjhan, Minister of State, Indonesia Song Young-moo, Minister of Defense, South Korea Steven Chu, United States Secretary of Energy, United States Sun Xueling, Minister of State, Singapore Surya Tjandra, Vice Minister of Agrarian Affairs and Spatial Planning, Indonesia Suy Sem, Minister of Mines and Energy, Cambodia Stella Christie, Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, Indonesia Tan Po Goan, Minister of State, Indonesia Tan See Leng, Minister for Manpower, Singapore Tan Siew Sin, Minister of Finance, Malaysia Tapunuu Niko Lee Hang, Minister of Works Transport and Infrastructure, Samoa Tea Banh, Ministry of National Defence, Cambodia Teo Chee Han, Senior Minister, Singapore Teo Nie Ching, Deputy Minister of Communications, Malaysia Thomas Trikasih Lembong, former Minister of Trade, Indonesia Tiong King Sing, Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia Trân Vǎn Lǎm, Minister of Foreign Affairs, South Vietnam Varawut Silpa-archa, Minister of Social Development and Human Security, Thailand Veronica Tan, Deputy Minister of Woman Empowerment and Child Protection, Indonesia Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore Wee Ka Siong, Minister of Transport, Malaysia William Chong Wong, Minister of Finance, Honduras Yeo Bee Yin, Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change, Malaysia
Other Politicians
Asia Abraham Tolentino, Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Philippines Abun Ediyanto, Deputy Regent of Sekandau, Indonesia Acep Purnama, Regent of Kuningan, Indonesia Agus Tantomo, Deputy Regent of Berau, Indonesia Agustina "Tina Toon" Hermanto, politician and singer, Indonesia Alex Indra Lukman, politician, Indonesia Alex Yam, politician, Singapore Alfredo Lim, politician, Philippines Alice Lau, Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Malaysia Alvin Lie Ling Piao, politician, Indonesia Andre Low, politician, Singapore Ang Hin Kee, politician, Singapore Ang Mong Seng, politician, Singapore Ang Wei Neng, politician, Singapore Ang Yong Guan, politician, Singapore Anuar Tan Abdullah, politician, Malaysia Arfiya Eri, politician, Japan Arnold Atienza, politician, Philippines Arthur Fong, politician, Singapore Arthur Yap, politician, Philippines