Raymond Chan
Raymond Chan，陳卓愉 (Chen Zhuoyu) in Chinese, (b. 1951) is the first Chinese Canadian to be appointed Federal Ministry. However, the honour of being the first Chinese Canadian to be elected into Parliament belongs to Douglas Jung in 1957.
Raymond Chan was born in Hong Kong on October 25,1951. He immigrated to Canada in 1969, 2 years after Canada liberalized its immigration policy. He receieved his Bachelors 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.
Chan joined the Liberal Party of Canada in 1991, and was elected to Parliament in 1993 defeating high profile Defence Minister Tom Siddon in the riding of Richmond in British Columbia. He was then appointed as the Secretary of State for the Asia-Pacific Region for the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade for the Jean Chretien Government from 1993 to 2000. He was defeated in the 2000 Federal Election.
However, he returned as the Liberal candidate and was returned to Parliament in the 2004 Canadian election. He was subsequently appointed to the cabinet by Paul Martin as the Minister of State for Multiculturalism.
Early life
Political career
External links
27th Ministry - Government of Paul Martin
Cabinet Posts (1)
Minister of State (Multiculturalism)
(2004-)
26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien
Sub-Cabinet Posts (1)
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
(1993-2001)