Jenny Wai Ching Kwan is a Canadian politician who is the member of Parliament for Vancouver East.
13 Facts About Jenny Kwan
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Jenny Kwan was previously a member of the Legislative Assembly, representing Vancouver-Mount Pleasant from 1996 to 2015 with the British Columbia NDP, and was a provincial cabinet minister from 1998 to 2001.
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Jenny Kwan entered politics in 1993, when she was elected to the Vancouver City Council.
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Jenny Kwan emigrated to Canada at age nine with her family from British Hong Kong.
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Jenny Kwan graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology.
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Jenny Kwan started her career as a community legal advocate in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside before entering politics.
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Jenny Kwan was the sole representative of the Coalition of Progressive Electors throughout her term on council.
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Jenny Kwan succeeded Premier Mike Harcourt, who at the time had just resigned over a series of serious fundraising scandals, including the Bingogate Scandal.
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In December 2010, Jenny Kwan released a statement to the media criticizing NDP leader Carole James, and calling for an immediate leadership convention, after party candidates suffered defeat in the 2009 election.
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At the time of the trip, Jenny Kwan had still been married to Small and had participated in the trip with their children.
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In January 2015, Jenny Kwan announced that she would be seeking the NDP nomination in Vancouver East for the 2015 federal election.
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Jenny Kwan was elected to the House of Commons in October 2015, defeating Liberal Party candidate Edward Wong and Conservative Party candidate James Low by a wide margin.
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On 12 May 2023, it was reported that Jenny Kwan was approached by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service about a meeting concerning Jenny Kwan being threatened by Chinese diplomats.