Wayne Cao
| Wayne Cao | |
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Cao in 2011
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| MLA for Calgary-Fort | |
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In office March 11, 1997 – May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Joe Ceci |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Nguyễn Cảo December 7, 1946 northern Vietnam |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Hoang |
| Children | William, Winston, and Ulysses |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Alma mater |
University of Waterloo University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Information technology professional |
| Website | http://www.waynecao.ca |
Wayne Cao (born Nguyễn Cảo; December 7, 1946) is a Canadian politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, where he represented the district of Calgary-Fort as a Progressive Conservative. He was first elected in the 1997 provincial election and was re-elected four times. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the legislation that led to the enshrining of Alberta. In April 2008, he elected as the Legislature's Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees and served in that position for the 27th Legislature. Mr. Cao also served as a member of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.
Cao was born December 7, 1946 in northern Vietnam. He studied engineering, mathematics, and computing science in Saigon and at the University of Auckland and the University of Waterloo. After the Vietnam War, he came to California as a refugee - he boarded an American helicopter just before the fall of Saigon - and settled in Calgary in 1976. He worked for Shell Petroleum for twenty-six years before taking early retirement in 1997 to enter politics. During this time, he also lectured at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology.
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