Electoral Firsts in Canada - Vietnamese Canadians

Vietnamese Canadians

First Vietnamese Canadian elected to a Legislature in Canada : Hung Pham, Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA, Calgary-Montrose 1993–2008

First Vietnamese Canadian MP

  1. Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac, Bloc Québécois MP, Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot 2007–2011
  2. Hoang Mai, New Democratic Party MP, Brossard—La Prairie 2011-
  3. Anne Minh-Thu Quach, New Democratic Party MP, Beauharnois—Salaberry 2011

First Vietnamese Canadian Deputy Speaker of the Legislature in Canada : Wayne Cao

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