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Raymond Chan

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The Honourable Raymond Chan, Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC, Member of Parliament|MP (?????????, pinyin:Ch??n Zhu??y??) in Chinese, (b. 1951) is the first Chinese Canadian to be appointed to the Cabinet of Canada. However, the honour of being the first Chinese Canadian to be elected into Parliament belongs to Douglas Jung in 1957.
Early life


Raymond Chan was born in Hong Kong on October 25, 1951. He emigrated to Canada in 1969, two years after Canada liberalized its immigration policy. He received a Bachelor's Degree in Applied Science (Engineering Physics) from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 1977. From 1977 to 1993, he worked as the engineering team leader for Triumf (UBC), working for System Engineering.
Political career


Chan joined the Liberal Party of Canada in 1991, and was elected to Parliament in the Canadian federal election, 1993|1993 election, defeating high-profile Defence Minister Tom Siddon in the riding of Richmond (electoral district)|Richmond, British Columbia. He was then appointed by Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister Jean Chr??tien as the Secretary of State (Canada)|Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific Region for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (Canada)|Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. He served in this position from 1993 to 2000.

He was defeated in the Canadian federal election, 2000|2000 election by Joe Peschisolido of the Canadian Alliance. After Peschisolido crossing the floor|crossed the floor to the Liberal Party, Chan battled Peschisolido for the Liberal Party's nomination, and won it after a fiercely-contested race.

Chan was returned to Parliament in the Canadian federal election, 2004|2004 election. He was subsequently appointed to the cabinet by Prime Minister Paul Martin as the Minister of State (Canada)|Minister of State (Multiculturalism).
External links

  • http://www.raymondchan.ca Raymond Chan's homepage

  • http://www.howdtheyvote.ca/member.php?id=62 How'd They Vote?: Raymond Chan's voting history and quotes

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Minister of State (Multiculturalism)<br>(2004-) &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)<br>(1993-2001)


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Category:1951 births|Chan, Raymond
Category:Chinese Canadians from Hong Kong|Chan, Raymond
Category:Members of the Canadian House of Commons from British Columbia|Chan, Raymond

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