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Hon. Michael Chan MPP for Markham-Unionville Incumbent Assumed office
February 8, 2007Preceded by Tony Wong Minister of Tourism & Culture Incumbent Assumed office
January 18, 2010Preceded by Monique Smith & Aileen Carroll Personal details Born Hong Kong Political party Liberal Residence Markham, Ontario Occupation insurance broker/owner Website Michael Chan Michael Chan (Chinese: 陳國治) is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the Ontario provincial riding of Markham-Unionville and Minister of Tourism and Culture in the provincial Liberal government headed by Dalton McGuinty. Previously, Chan was Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Chan was president of the federal Liberal Party of Canada riding association in Markham held by MP John McCallum. Chan was elected in a February 8, 2007 by-election, necessitated by the resignation of former Liberal MPP Tony Wong, who left his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to successfully run for York Regional Council in 2006. He was appointed to provincial cabinet as Minister of Revenue by Premier Dalton McGuinty on February 21, 2007,[1] a portfolio that has not been used since the NDP government of Bob Rae since 1993.
Electoral record
Provincial election, October 10, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Michael Chan 21,054 59.3% +10% Progressive Conservative Ki Kit Li 9,581 27.0% N/A % New Democrat Andy Arifin 2,599 7.32% N/A % Green Bernadette Manning 1,911 5.38% -0.02% Family Coalition Leon Williams 345 1% N/A% Libertarian Cathy McKeever N/A N/A% N/A* Libertarian Jay Miller N/A N/A% N/A* By-election, February 8, 2007 Party Candidate Votes % +/- Liberal Michael Chan 9,080 49.3% -1.4% Progressive Conservative Alex Yuan 6,420 34.9% -5.4% New Democrat Janice Hagan 1,492 8.1% +3.0% Green Bernadette Manning 999 5.4% +3.8% Freedom Cathy McKeever 159 0.9% * Family Coalition Patrick Redmond 135 0.7% -0.6% Libertarian Jay Miller 126 0.7% * References
- Caroline Grech, "No call, but parties still prepping for Markham byelection," York Regional News, December 13, 2006.
- Dave Teetzel, "We sent nice guy, not message, to Queen's Park," York Regional News, February 10, 2007.
External links
- Michael Chan's official MPP Site
- Michael Chan's Liberal party of Ontario biography
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography
Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty Cabinet Posts (2) Predecessor Office Successor Gerry Phillips Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
2007-Incumbent Shelley Wark-Martyn Minister of Revenue
2007Monique Smith Political offices Preceded by
Tony C. WongMember of Provincial Parliament for Markham
2006–presentSucceeded by
IncumbentCategories:- Living people
- Canadian politicians of Hong Kong descent
- Ontario Liberal Party MPPs
- Members of the Executive Council of Ontario
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