Shaun Chen (,; born September 18, 1980) is a

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politician who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough North in the

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in the

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. Chen was a

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representing ward 21 in the

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as well as Board Chair but resigned on August 5, 2015, to run as the federal

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candidate for the newly established Scarborough North riding. Chen was re-elected in the

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and

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Canadian federal elections with increasing shares of the vote.

Personal life

Chen was born in

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parents from India.Canada's Indian-Chinese community basks in Chen's electoral success
/ref> He was raised in Scarborough, Ontario. He is an alumnus of

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and the

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. Chen was awarded both the

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and

Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (french: Médaille du jubilé de diamant de la reine Elizabeth II) or The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal was a commemorative medal created in 2012 to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's ...

in 1999 and 2013 respectively.

Electoral record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Chen, Shaun Living people Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario Toronto District School Board trustees University of Toronto alumni People from Scarborough, Toronto Politicians from Toronto 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian politicians of Chinese descent Canadian politicians of Indian descent Hakka politicians 1980 births