Katrina Chen
The Honourable Katrina Chen MLA | |
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Minister of State (Childcare) of British Columbia | |
Assumed office July 18, 2017 | |
Premier | John Horgan |
Preceded by | Stephanie Cadieux (as Minister of Children and Family Development) |
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Lougheed | |
Assumed office May 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Jane Shin |
Personal details | |
Born |
Taichung, Taiwan | 14 July 1983
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Katrina Chen (Chinese: 陳葦蓁; born 14 July 1983) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election.[1] She represents the electoral district of Burnaby-Lougheed as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.[1]
Background
Chen was raised in Taichung, Taiwan, where her father was a member of the city council.[2]
Katrina Chen was elected as the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed in May 2017. She is the Minister of State for Child Care.
She has served as a Trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education, and worked in both provincial and federal government constituency offices for over 10 years. Katrina has a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a political science major and a history minor from Simon Fraser University, and also earned a certificate in Immigration Laws, Policies and Procedures from the University of British Columbia.
She has also worked as a community organizer with ACORN, emceed for major cultural festivals, and volunteered as an executive member for several local non-profit organizations for many years.
Katrina is originally from Taiwan, moving to British Columbia many years ago. Katrina and her husband have a son, and call Burnaby their home.
Electoral record
British Columbia general election, 2017: Burnaby-Lougheed | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||||
New Democratic | Katrina Chen | 10,911 | 48.06 | |||||
Liberal | Steve Darling | 8,391 | 36.96 | |||||
Green | Joe Keithley | 3,127 | 13.77 | |||||
Independent | Sylvia Gung | 145 | 0.64 | |||||
Libertarian | Neeraj Murarka | 129 | 0.57 | |||||
Total valid votes | 22,703 | 100.00 | ||||||
Source: Elections BC[3] |
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References
- 1 2 "NDP makes gains in Tri-Cities, Burnaby with upsets". CBC News British Columbia, May 9, 2017.
- ↑ Peng, Jenny (1 August 2017). "Born in Taiwan, serving Canada". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Provincial General Election Preliminary Voting Results". Elections BC. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
British Columbia Provincial Government of John Horgan | ||
Cabinet post (1) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Ministry Established | Minister of State for Childcare July 18, 2017– |
Incumbent |