Katrina Chen
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The Honourable Katrina Chen MLA |
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| Minister of State (Childcare) of British Columbia | |
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Assumed office July 18, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Stephania Cadieux (as Minister of Children and Family Development) |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Lougheed |
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Assumed office May 9, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Shin |
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14 July 1983 Taichung, Taiwan |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
Katrina Chen (Chinese: 陳葦蓁; born 14 July 1983) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Burnaby-Lougheed as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.
Chen was raised in Taichung, Taiwan, where her father was a member of the city council.
Katrina Chen was elected as the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed in May 2017. She is the Minister of State for Child Care.
She has served as a Trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education, and worked in both provincial and federal government constituency offices for over 10 years. Katrina has a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a political science major and a history minor from Simon Fraser University, and also earned a certificate in Immigration Laws, Policies and Procedures from the University of British Columbia.
She has also worked as a community organizer with ACORN, emceed for major cultural festivals, and volunteered as an executive member for several local non-profit organizations for many years.
Katrina is originally from Taiwan, moving to British Columbia many years ago. Katrina and her husband have a son, and call Burnaby their home.
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