Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant
In office May 28, 1996 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by
Mike Harcourt
Succeeded by
Melanie Mark
British Columbia Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers
In office February 29, 2000 – June 5, 2001
Premier
Ujjal Dosanjh
Preceded by
Jan Pullinger
Succeeded by
George Abbott
British Columbia Minister of Women's Equality
In office July 21, 1999 – February 24, 2000
Premier
Glen Clark Dan Miller
Preceded by
Penny Priddy
Succeeded by
Evelyn Gillespie
British Columbia Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office February 18, 1998 – July 21, 1999
Premier
Glen Clark
Preceded by
Michael Farnworth
Succeeded by
Jim Doyle
Personal details
Born
1967 (age 56–57) British Hong Kong
Political party
New Democratic
Residence
Vancouver[1]
Alma mater
Simon Fraser University (BA)
Website
www.jennykwanndp.ca
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
關慧貞
Simplified Chinese
关慧贞
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin
Guān Huìzhēn
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping
Gwaan1 Wai6-zing1
Jenny Wai Ching KwanMP (Chinese: 關慧貞; born 1967) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in 2015.
She was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), representing Vancouver-Mount Pleasant from 1996 to 2015 with the British Columbia (BC) NDP, and was a provincial cabinet minister from 1998 to 2001. Kwan entered politics in 1993, when she was elected to the Vancouver City Council.
^"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
Jenny Wai Ching Kwan MP (Chinese: 關慧貞; born 1967) is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver East. A member of the New...
provincial election. Only MacPhail and then-Minister of the Environment, JennyKwan, retained their seats. MacPhail held onto her seat by 409 votes. Media...
Yonah Martin is the first Korean-Canadian to hold federal public office. JennyKwan was the first Chinese-Canadian provincial cabinet minister in Canada....
House of Commons Debates, 44th Parl, 1st Sess, Vol 151, No 143 at 2005 MP JennyKwan. December 7, 2022 and at 2205 MP Lori Idlout. December 7, 2022 Canada...
and Education Minister Joy MacPhail and Community Development Minister JennyKwan. It was easily the worst defeat of a sitting government in British Columbia...
Austin, Ian (March 24, 2014). "15 NDP MLAs back Horgan but won't discuss Kwan". The Province. Vancouver, BC. p. A3. "Trio of Tri-City NDPers back Horgan...
MLA in the 1996 British Columbia general election the following May; JennyKwan succeeded him as the candidate and later MLA at Vancouver-Mount Pleasant...
margin. She was re-elected in 2009, 2013, and 2017. On December 1, 2010, JennyKwan, a prominent party member, released a statement to the media criticizing...
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Party nomination in Vancouver East for the 2015 federal election, though JennyKwan won and went on to become the riding's Member of Parliament. Elmore's...
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Country Canada Province British Columbia City Vancouver Government • MP JennyKwan • MLA Joan Phillip Population (2011) • Total 18,477 for the greater...
Biographical Directory of the Parliament of Canada. Parliament of Canada. "JennyKwan". Biographical Directory of the Parliament of Canada. Parliament of Canada...
traditional Chinese medicine as pharmaceutical drugs. Together with MLA JennyKwan, he campaigned to have China's Kaiping Watchtower recognized as a world...
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Westminster—Burnaby House Leader Canadian Heritage Public Safety Finance Deputy Critic JennyKwan Vancouver East Caucus Chair Housing Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship...
Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark. Chong and New Democratic Party MLA JennyKwan together became the first Chinese-Canadian members of the BC Legislative...
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parliament, along with independent Vicki Huntington. Three MLAs resigned: JennyKwan and Douglas Horne who resigned to stand in a federal election, as well...
Award. Mark has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). After JennyKwan announced she would be resigning as MLA of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant to...
would not merit the cost of a special by-election. In 1996, for example, JennyKwan continued to be a Vancouver city councillor after being elected to the...
Dosanjh Jim Doyle Corky Evans Mike Farnworth Helmut Giesbrecht Sue Hammell JennyKwan Harry Lali Dale Lovick Joy MacPhail Cathy McGregor Dan Miller Andrew Petter...
(Ind.) 105 Michael Hill (PF) 51 Val Anderson Vancouver-Mount Pleasant JennyKwan ‡ 7,163 Gail Sparrow 5,343 Dale Hofmann 2,612 David Malmo-Levine 489 Ken...
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