Soo Wong

Soo Wong
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Scarborough—Agincourt
In office
October 6, 2011 – June 7, 2018
Preceded by Gerry Phillips
Succeeded by Aris Babikian
Personal details
Born 1962 (age 55–56)
Hong Kong
Nationality Canadian
Political party Liberal
Profession Registered nurse

Soo Wong (born c. 1962) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2011 to 2018 who represented the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in Toronto.

Background

Wong was born in Hong Kong and moved to Toronto with her family at the age of eight. She studied nursing and worked her early career in healthcare.[1] Wong served two terms as a public school trustee with the Toronto District School Board.[2] Before entering public office, Wong was a member of the City of Toronto Board of Health and a nursing professor at Humber College.[3][4]

Politics

Wong ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in Scarborough—Agincourt defeating Progressive Conservative candidate Liang Chen by 4,685 votes.[5] She was re-elected in the 2014 provincial election defeating Chen again, this time by 5,201 votes.[6] She was defeated by PC candidate Aris Babikian in the 2018 election.[7]

She was a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services and on April 5, 2016 she became Deputy Speaker of the Legislature.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Benzie, Robert; Ferguson, Rob (November 21, 2011). "Rookie MPPs set to take seats". Waterloo Region Record. p. A3.
  2. ↑ Peat, Don (October 6, 2011). "Tories fail to break through in GTA". Toronto Sun. Retrieved October 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ Mathieu, Emily (October 7, 2011). "Still in the red after two decades: Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star. p. R15.
  4. ↑ "Wong keeps Scarborough-Agincourt seat for Liberals". The Scarborough Mirror. October 7, 2011. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "General Election by District: Scarborough-Agincourt". Elections Ontario. June 12, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2014.
  7. ↑ Pagliaro, Jennifer (June 7, 2018). "PC party's Aris Babikian bests Liberal incumbent Soo Wong in Scarborough-Agincourt". Toronto Star.
  8. ↑ http://www.ontla.on.ca/web/members/members_detail.do?locale=en&ID=7190&detailPage=members_detail_career
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