Rey Pagtakhan was a cabinet minister in the governments of Jean Chretien and Paul Martin, and served as a Member of Parliament from 1988 until his defeat in the 2004 election.
12 Facts About Rey Pagtakhan
1.
2.
Rey Pagtakhan is a brother of the Mu Sigma Phi, the first, the largest, and the most acclaimed medical fraternity in Asia.
3.
Rey Pagtakhan joined the medical faculty at the University of Manitoba in 1971 as a lecturer and became a professor in 1985.
4.
Rey Pagtakhan worked as a pediatric respirologist at the Winnipeg Children's Hospital between 1971 and 1988.
5.
Rey Pagtakhan was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1988 federal election in the riding of Winnipeg North, defeating incumbent New Democrat David Orlikow who had held the riding since 1962.
6.
Rey Pagtakhan became the first Filipino-born Canadian to be elected to the House of Commons.
7.
Rey Pagtakhan was easily re-elected in the 1993 election, defeating New Democratic challenger Judy Wasylycia-Leis.
8.
Rey Pagtakhan served as parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Jean Chretien from 23 February 1996, to 15 July 1998.
9.
Rey Pagtakhan was appointed to cabinet on 9 January 2001, and served as Secretary of State until 15 January 2002.
10.
Rey Pagtakhan served as Secretary of State from 26 May 2002, to 12 December 2003.
11.
Rey Pagtakhan lost to Judy Wasylycia-Leis, who had been elected for Winnipeg North Centre in 1997 and 2000.
12.
Since returning to private life in 2004, Rey Pagtakhan has been actively involved in numerous ventures.