- Vivienne Poy
Vivienne Poy (
née Lee; 利德蕙; Cantonese Yale: Ley6 Dak1-way6; MandarinPinyin : Lì Déhuì; bornMay 15 ,1941 inHong Kong ) was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1998. Poy came to Canada as a university student in 1959. She is the first Canadian senator of Asian ancestry. She graduated fromSt. Paul's Co-educational College ,McGill University ,Seneca College andUniversity of Toronto .For 14 years, Poy served as president of
Vivienne Poy Mode , afashion design company that she founded in 1981. She was selected as Chancellor of theUniversity of Toronto in December 2002.Poy is the daughter of
Richard Charles Lee (利銘澤;pinyin : Lǐ Míngzé), who is the son of famous businessmanHysan Lee inHong Kong , andEsther Yewpick Lee (黃瑤璧) and the sister-in-law ofAdrienne Clarkson , who wasGovernor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005. Vivienne Poy's husband Dr.Neville Poy , a retired plastic surgeon, isAdrienne Clarkson 's brother.See also
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List of Ontario senators
*Chinese Canadian External links
* [http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/vpoy/ Senator Vivienne Poy's official web site]
* [http://www.asiawind.com/pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/msg02501.html The story behind the surname Poy]
* [http://www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/senate/isenator_det.asp?senator_id=146&sortord=N&Language=E&M Political biography from the Library of Parliament]
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