Patrick Wong

Patrick Wong (Chinese: 黃耀華; born May 13, 1947) is an accountant and a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. He was 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 April 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 byUjjal Dosanjh
Succeeded byDavid Chudnovsky
Personal details
Born (1947-05-13) May 13, 1947[1]
British Hong Kong
Political partyBritish Columbia Liberal Party
Spouse(s)
Jenny Chow
​
(m. 1978)​
Occupationchartered 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 received a B.A. in commerce 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]

He is married with four children.[1][2]

References
  1. "Wong, Hon. Patrick Yui-Wah, B.A., C.A., A.C.I.B., F.C.I.S. (Vancouver-Kensington) Minister Of State For Immigration And Multicultural Services". Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  2. "Hon. Patrick Wong: 37th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 19, 2005". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. "Our Team: Patrick Wong". Patrick Wong & Co. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  4. "Alumni Watching". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  5. "Landslide win for B.C. Liberals". CBC News. 2001-06-07. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  6. "Vancouver-Kensington". CBC News. 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  7. "B.C. Liberals win again, lose 8 ministers". CBC News. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
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