Nelly Shin is the second Korean-Canadian woman, after Senator Yonah Martin, to serve in the Parliament of Canada.
10 Facts About Nelly Shin
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Nelly Shin was born in South Korea in 1972, and is the eldest of three siblings.
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Nelly Shin immigrated with her parents to Canada in 1977, settling in East York, Ontario.
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Nelly Shin earned two degrees from the University of Toronto: a Bachelor of Music in 1996 and a Bachelor of Education in 2000.
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Nelly Shin left teaching in 2008 to pursue a career in music and ministry.
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Nelly Shin started studying piano when she was eight and penned her first composition, Yearning, when she was 15.
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In December 2017, Nelly Shin sought the Conservative nomination in the Ontario riding of Richmond Hill.
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In turn, Nelly Shin stepped aside to allow Menegakis to run for the nomination unopposed and later decided to seek the Conservative nomination in the riding of Port Moody-Coquitlam.
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Nelly Shin's campaign became public in February 2019 as she received endorsements from retired Coquitlam City Councillor Terry O'Neill and the previous Conservative candidate for the riding, Tim Laidler.
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Nelly Shin was officially declared the CPC candidate for the riding on June 20,2019.