Paul Chin-Yue Chiang (born 1960) is a
Canadian politician who was elected to represent the
riding of
Markham—Unionville in the
House of Commons of Canada
The House of Commons of Canada (french: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada.
The House of Common ...
in the
2021 Canadian federal election
The 2021 Canadian federal election was held on September 20, 2021, to elect members of the House of Commons to the 44th Canadian Parliament. The writs of election were issued by Governor General Mary Simon on August 15, 2021, when Prime Minist ...
. He is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion
Early life
Born in
Karachi, Pakistan to Chinese parents, he grew up in Pakistan until his family immigrated to Canada in 1976 to join his father's family. His grandparents had previously lived in Pakistan since 1927.
Career
Chiang was police officer in
York Regional Police for 28 years, retiring in 2020 as a Sergeant. In 2013, he served as a diversity officer at the Diversity and Cultural Resources Unit.
He first entered policing with
London Police Service in 1992, and also served with the
Durham Regional Police before joining York in 1999.
Personal life
He is married to Monica, who is also of Chinese descent and born in Pakistan (
Rawalpindi
Rawalpindi ( or ; Urdu, ) is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad, and third largest in Punjab after Lahore and Faisalabad. Rawalpindi is next to Pakistan's ...
). They have three children.
In addition to
Hakka Chinese
Hakka (, , ) forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people throughout Southern China and Taiwan and throughout the diaspora areas of East Asia, Southeast Asia and in overseas Chinese communities around th ...
,
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
,
Cantonese,
Hubei and English, Chiang is also fluent in
Urdu,
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
and knows
Pashto from his early years in Pakistan.
Election results
References
External links
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Living people
1960s births
21st-century Canadian politicians
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Canadian politicians of Chinese descent
Canadian police officers
Pakistani emigrants to Canada
Pakistani people of Chinese descent
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