David Xiao

David Xiao
MLA for Edmonton-McClung
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Mo Elsalhy
Personal details
Born	November 17, 1960 (1960-11-17) (age 51)
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse(s)	Alice
Children	Allen and Andrew
Occupation	entrepreneur

David Xiao (born November 17, 1960) is a Canadian politician and current Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the constituency of Edmonton-McClung as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Xiao was born in Guizhou Province in southwest China. His father was an accountant in the coal mining industry and his mother was a teacher. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in English literature from the Beijing Second Language Institute, Xiao began working as a translator and eventually got into business, which gave him the opportunity to travel to Canada. He moved his family to Edmonton during the Tiananmen protests in China, seeking freedom and opportunity.

In Canada, Xiao was a successful entrepreneur before entering public life, working in consulting, international trade, publishing, commercial real estate and marketing. As a business consultant, Xiao worked with some of the world's biggest companies, including Nortel, Bombardier, Motorola, and various Canadian publishing companies. In addition to the BA in English literature, Xiao has a diploma in geological science from the Beijing Institute of Mining. He has also studied business through NAIT and economics at the University of Alberta.

Political career

Mr.Xiao has spent a great deal of time trying to get elected to the federal government. He sought the Conservative Party nomination in several ridings on a number of occasions. Having been unsuccessful in all his federal attempts, Mr. Xiao turned his attention to provincial politics. Xiao first sought public office in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Edmonton-McClung. In that election, Xiao defeated first-term Liberal incumbent Mo Elsalhy by 1216 votes to win the riding. After the election, he was named Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Employment and Immigration, Hector Goudreau. Politically, Xiao has been a member of the federal Reform and Canadian Alliance parties, and served on the Edmonton-Leduc board of directors for the Conservative Party of Canada.

Personal life

Xiao is married to Alice and together they have two sons, Allen and Andrew. He also considers himself a tea connoisseur. He collects tea pots and enjoys cooking.^[1]

Election results

2008 Alberta general election results ( Edmonton-McClung )			Turnout 45.8%
Affiliation		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive Conservative	David Xiao	7,159	49%
	Liberal	Mo Elsalhy	5,943	41%
	NDP	Bridget Stirling	924	6%
	Green	Bryan Wyrostok	342	2%
	Wildrose Alliance	Jassman Kristine	270	2%
Total			14,638	100%

References

1. ^ "Xiao's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography". http://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=35. 

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Name	Xiao, David
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Date of birth	November 17, 1960
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