Lan Pham is a Green Party Member of Parliament, entering the New Zealand Parliament in October 2023 as a Green Party list MP at number six [20][21][23].
Pham was educated at the University of Otago [15] and Massey University [14]. According to a single reputable secondary source, her studies at the University of Otago were based in Dunedin [16].
Her career has been centred on environmental science and freshwater ecology. She has worked as a freshwater ecologist [8] and, according to a single reputable secondary source, held a career in science more broadly [10]. According to the same type of source, she participated in the Conservation Corps programme [9][1] and went on to work as a Freshwater Ranger at the Department of Conservation [2], later becoming a staff member at DOC [11]. She is also reported to have undertaken biodiversity and science contracts managing work for DOC, MetService, and GNS Science on Raoul Island [5].
According to a single reputable secondary source, Pham has also been a staff member at the Working Waters Trust [12] and a community engagement worker with South Island communities on waterway protection [7]. She is reported to hold certification as an RMA Commissioner [6] and to have served as an Independent Freshwater Commissioner from 2021 [3].
Pham is reported to have served as a Canterbury Regional Council member from 2016 [17], also described as a Councillor on Environment Canterbury, the Regional Council for Waitaha Canterbury, from that year [18].
Since November 2023, according to a single reputable secondary source, Pham has served as the Green Party spokesperson for environment, water services, biosecurity, emergency management and recovery, land information, statistics, tourism and hospitality, and customs [13].