Patrick Wong
Canadian politician
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Patrick Wong (Chinese: 黃耀華; born May 13, 1947) is a Canadian accountant and a former politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 through 2005, representing the riding of Vancouver-Kensington. He served as the Minister of State for Immigration and Multicultural Services from September 2004 to June 2005.[2] He is a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Patrick Wong | |
|---|---|
| 黃耀華 | |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Kensington | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Ujjal Dosanjh |
| Succeeded by | David Chudnovsky |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 13, 1947[1] |
| Party | British Columbia Liberal Party |
| Spouse |
Jenny Chow (m. 1978) |
| Education | Simon Fraser University (B.B.A) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Accountant |
Life and career
A native of Hong Kong, Wong is a chartered accountant and worked at the Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Hong Kong Housing Authority and a local stock brokerage firm before moving to Canada.[1][2] He attended Simon Fraser University, where he earned a B.B.A. from Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business in 1978.[1][3][4] He obtained his chartered accountant designation in British Columbia in 1982, and worked as a tax auditor for Revenue Canada until co-founding an accounting firm specializing in tax and business consulting services in 1983.[1][3] He served as a commissioner for the Fraser River Port Authority, and became its chair in 1999.[2]
In the 2001 provincial election, he ran for the BC Liberals against incumbent premier and British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP) leader Ujjal Dosanjh in the riding of Vancouver-Kensington. With the BC NDP far behind in the polls, Wong unseated Dosanjh by 1,684 votes.[5][6] In his only term in the BC legislature, he served in the Legislative Select Standing Committees on Crown Corporations and Public Accounts, and the Government Caucus Committee on Education.[1][2] He was also named Minister of State for Immigration and Multicultural Services on September 20, 2004.[2]
Wong ran for re-election in the 2005 provincial election against NDP candidate David Chudnovsky. With the NDP regaining support, Wong lost to Chudnovsky by 1,624 votes,[6][7] and returned to his accounting practice.[3]