Kenny Chiu
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Kenny Chiu | |||||||||||||
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| Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth | |||||||||||||
| In office September 7, 2020 – September 20, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Leader | Erin O'Toole | ||||||||||||
| Shadowing | Bardish Chagger | ||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Position established | ||||||||||||
| Member of Parliament for Steveston—Richmond East | |||||||||||||
| In office October 21, 2019 – August 15, 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Joe Peschisolido | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Parm Bains | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 1964 or 1965 (age 60–61) | ||||||||||||
| Party | Conservative | ||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Profession | Software engineer | ||||||||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 趙錦榮 | ||||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 赵锦荣 | ||||||||||||
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Kenny Chiu (Chinese: 趙錦榮; born 1964 or 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Political career
Chiu ran as the Conservative candidate in the 2015 federal election for the riding of Steveston—Richmond East[6] and was defeated by the Liberal candidate, Joe Peschisolido.[7] He ran again in the 2019 election, this time defeating Peschisolido.[8]
In the 2021 federal election, Chiu lost to the Liberal candidate, Parm Bains.[9] He was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored disinformation campaign against him contributing to his defeat.[10][11][12] A report by Global Affairs Canada stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the China News Service.[13]
Personal life
Chiu is married and has two daughters.[8]