Olivia Chow
| Olivia Chow | |
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| 鄒至蕙 | |
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| Member of Parliament for Trinity—Spadina |
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In office January 23, 2006 – March 12, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Tony Ianno |
| Succeeded by | Adam Vaughan |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 20 | |
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In office 2000–2005 |
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| Preceded by | new ward |
| Succeeded by | Martin Silva |
| Toronto City Councillor for Ward 24 | |
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In office 1997–2000 |
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| Preceded by | new ward |
| Succeeded by | ward redistribution |
| Metro Toronto Councillor for Ward 24 | |
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In office 1991–1997 |
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| Preceded by | Dale Martin |
| Succeeded by | Municipal amalgamation of Toronto |
| Personal details | |
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March 24, 1957 Hong Kong |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jack Layton (m. 1988; d. 2011) |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
University of Toronto University of Guelph Ontario College of Art |
| Profession | Politician, Professor |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
| Olivia Chow | |||||||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 鄒至蕙 | ||||||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 邹至蕙 | ||||||||||||
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Zōu Zhìhuì |
| Wade–Giles | Tsou1 Chih4 Hui4 |
| Yue: Cantonese | |
| Jyutping | Zau1 Zi3 Wai6 |
Olivia Chow (born March 24, 1957) is a Canadian politician, a former New Democratic Party Member of parliament (2006–2014), and former city councillor (1991–2005) in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. In 2011, she was re-elected in her riding for her third straight win. Chow is the widow of former NDP and Opposition Leader Jack Layton; they were married from 1988 until his death from cancer in 2011. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. In May 2012, Chow was named one of the top 25 Canadian immigrants in Canada by Canadian Immigrant magazine. Chow's personal memoir, titled My Journey, was published January 21, 2014. Chow resigned her seat in parliament on March 12, 2014 in order to run in the 2014 Toronto mayoral election, where she placed third.
Chow was born in Hong Kong, to Ho Sze, a schoolteacher, and Wilson Wai Sun Chow, a school superintendent. She was raised in a middle-class family in Happy Valley, a residential area in Hong Kong. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1970 at the age of 13 and lived in a high-rise unit in St. James Town, a neighbourhood in Toronto. Her father worked odd jobs, such as delivering Chinese food and driving taxis in order to support the family. Her mother became a seamstress and a maid, and worked in a hotel laundry. Her father was physically abusive towards her half-brother, Andre, and her mother, but nurturing and loving towards Olivia.
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