Jean Yip | |
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葉嘉麗 | |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Agincourt | |
| Assumed office December 11, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Arnold Chan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jean Lee Yip 1968 (age 55–56) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | |
| Residence | Willowdale, Toronto[2] |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Occupation | Insurance underwriter, constituency assistant |
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| Traditional Chinese | 葉嘉麗 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 叶嘉丽 | ||||||||||
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Jean Lee Yip[2] MP (born 1968)[3][4] is a Chinese Canadian politician born in Scarborough, Ontario, who was elected to the House of Commons in a by-election on December 11, 2017.[5][6][7] She represents the electoral district of Scarborough—Agincourt as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada caucus.
Yip is the widow of her predecessor Arnold Chan, and first became prominent in the riding when she took time to assist her husband with constituency political duties during his cancer treatment.[4]
- ^ "Jean Yip".
- ^ a b "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "Profile".
- ^ a b "Jean Yip to vie for late husband Arnold Chan's seat". Toronto Star, October 28, 2017.
- ^ "Caifu Magazine - Meet Devoted Scarborough-Agincourt Community Leader Jean Yip". caifuglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ "CBC projects Jean Yip, widow of late Arnold Chan, winner of Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". CBC News, December 11, 2017.
- ^ "Liberal Jean Yip declares victory in Scarborough-Agincourt byelection". Toronto Star. December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
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