Hoang Mai (born June 14, 1973) is a

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politician, who served as a

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Member of Parliament for

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from 2011 to 2015.

Early life

Mai studied pure science and economics before completing his bachelor's degree in law and a master's degree in international private law with a notary option from the Université de Montréal in 1996. He then trained in international law in

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. In 1998 he joined an international law office which took him to work in Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Montreal in 2001. Since 2002, Hoang has been a notary in private practice. Mai ran in Brossard—La Prairie in the 2008 federal election, but lost to

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candidate

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. He was elected in the

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, defeating Mendès. Born in

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ese immigrant parents, he and caucus colleague

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, ever elected to the

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. Shortly after the election Mai was named to the official opposition shadow cabinet as critic for National Revenue. He was also the first Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance (FINA) in the House of Commons. In January 2013, he was named Deputy Critic for Justice and began to sit on the Justice and Human rights committee. In March 2014, he was named the Official Opposition Transport critic, replacing Olivia Chow, who resigned and campaigned to become Mayor of Toronto. He was member of the Canada-Vietnam and Canada-China parliamentary associations. In the 2015 federal election, Mai ran for re-election in the newly created riding of

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, again facing off against Mendès, who defeated him.

Electoral record

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* 1974 births Canadian politicians of Vietnamese descent Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec New Democratic Party MPs People from Brossard Politicians from Montreal Université de Montréal alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians {{Quebec-MP-stub