Sophia Leung
Sophia Leung | |
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| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Kingsway | |
| In office June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Succeeded by | David Emerson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1933 Wuxi, China |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Sophia Ming Ren Leung | |||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 梁陳明任 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 梁陈明任 | ||||||
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Sophia Ming Ren Leung, CM (Chinese: 梁陳明任 born July 25, 1933) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Wuxi, China, she was a social worker before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 for the riding of Vancouver Kingsway in British Columbia. A Liberal, she was re-elected in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. Both before and after her political career, she has been involved in a great deal of volunteer activities.
In 1994, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Leung was considered for a Senate seat in 2004 and supported Sam Sullivan's bid of mayor of Vancouver.
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