Michael Chan (Canadian politician)
| Hon. Michael Chan | |
|---|---|
| MPP for Markham-Unionville | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 8, 2007 |
|
| Preceded by | Tony Wong |
| Minister of Tourism & Culture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 18, 2010 |
|
| Preceded by | Monique Smith & Aileen Carroll |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hong Kong |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Markham, Ontario |
| Occupation | insurance broker/owner |
| Website | Michael Chan |
Michael Chan (Chinese: 陳國治) is a Canadian politician. He is the Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for the Ontario provincial riding of Markham-Unionville and Minister of Tourism and Culture in the provincial Liberal government headed by Dalton McGuinty. Previously, Chan was Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Chan was president of the federal Liberal Party of Canada riding association in Markham held by MP John McCallum. Chan was elected in a February 8, 2007 by-election, necessitated by the resignation of former Liberal MPP Tony Wong, who left his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario to successfully run for York Regional Council in 2006. He was appointed to provincial cabinet as Minister of Revenue by Premier Dalton McGuinty on February 21, 2007,[1] a portfolio that has not been used since the NDP government of Bob Rae since 1993.
[edit] Electoral record
| Provincial election, October 10, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Michael Chan | 21,054 | 59.3% | +10% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ki Kit Li | 9,581 | 27.0% | N/A % | |
| New Democrat | Andy Arifin | 2,599 | 7.32% | N/A % | |
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 1,911 | 5.38% | -0.02% | |
| Family Coalition | Leon Williams | 345 | 1% | N/A% | |
| Libertarian | Cathy McKeever | N/A | N/A% | N/A* | |
| Libertarian | Jay Miller | N/A | N/A% | N/A* | |
| By-election, February 8, 2007 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | +/- | |
| Liberal | Michael Chan | 9,080 | 49.3% | -1.4% | |
| Progressive Conservative | Alex Yuan | 6,420 | 34.9% | -5.4% | |
| New Democrat | Janice Hagan | 1,492 | 8.1% | +3.0% | |
| Green | Bernadette Manning | 999 | 5.4% | +3.8% | |
| Freedom | Cathy McKeever | 159 | 0.9% | * | |
| Family Coalition | Patrick Redmond | 135 | 0.7% | -0.6% | |
| Libertarian | Jay Miller | 126 | 0.7% | * | |
[edit] References
- Caroline Grech, "No call, but parties still prepping for Markham byelection," York Regional News, December 13, 2006.
- Dave Teetzel, "We sent nice guy, not message, to Queen's Park," York Regional News, February 10, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Michael Chan's official MPP Site
- Michael Chan's Liberal party of Ontario biography
- Legislative Assembly of Ontario biography
| Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Gerry Phillips | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2007- |
Incumbent |
| Shelley Wark-Martyn | Minister of Revenue 2007 |
Monique Smith |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Tony C. Wong |
Member of Provincial Parliament for Markham 2006–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
