Arnold Chan
Arnold Chan (born June 10, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough—Agincourt in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2014 by-election. Chan is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Chan attended the University of Toronto, earning an undergraduate and two master's degrees, before obtaining a law degree from the University of British Columbia. Prior to his election, Chan worked as a lawyer and, for a time, as an aide to the current Minister of Immigration, Citizenship and International Trade Michael Chan and the former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.[1][2]
While in opposition, Chan served as Liberal Critic for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, and Critic for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario. In November 2014, he became Critic for Tourism and Small Business.[3]
On January 22, 2015 Chan revealed to the public that he would take a five-week leave of absence while undergoing treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer.[4][5] Upon his return, he resumed his role and criticized the Harper Government's partisan use of public advertising and their lack of promotion of Canada in the global tourism market.[6]
Following the Liberal victory in the October 2015 Federal Election, Mr. Chan became Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons.[7] Chan is known for his advocacy on behalf of the Armenian Canadian community, and chairs the Canada-Armenia Parliamentary Friendship Group. In May 2017, Chan hosted Garo Paylan, an ethnic-Armenian Member of the Turkish Parliament and advocate for minorities in Turkey, when he visited the Parliament of Canada.
Electoral record
Vorlage:Canadian federal election, 2015/Scarborough—Agincourt Vorlage:Canadian federal by-election, June 30, 2014/Scarborough—Agincourt
References
Vorlage:Reflist http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/arnold-chan/
External links
Vorlage:Current Members of the Canadian House of Commons
- ↑ Arnold Chan Wins the LPC Nomination for Scarborough—Agincourt, Liberal.ca, May 9, 2014
- ↑ Arnold Chan Green Lit As Candidate for Scarborough-Agincourt Federal Liberal Nomination, CNW Group, April 30, 2014. Abgerufen im May 1, 2014
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/arnold-chan/
- ↑ http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/scarborough-mp-diagnosed-with-cancer-1.2200598
- ↑ http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2015/01/22/new-scarborough-mp-arnold-chan-diagnosed-with-cancer.html
- ↑ Debates of April 28th, 2015. In: OpenParliament. OpenParliament, abgerufen am 3. Mai 2017.
- ↑ http://www.parl.gc.ca/Parliamentarians/en/members/Arnold-Chan(86249)
