Douglas Jung

Douglas Jung
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vancouver Centre
In office
June 10, 1957 – June 17, 1962
Preceded byRalph Campney
Succeeded byJohn Robert Nicholson
Personal details
Born(1924-02-25)February 25, 1924
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DiedJanuary 4, 2002(2002-01-04) (aged 77)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Relatives
  • Major Ross Jung (brother)
  • Flight-Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Jung RCAF (brother)
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupation
Awards
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian Army, Special Operations Executive
RankCaptain
UnitForce 136
Battles/warsWorld War II
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭天華
Simplified Chinese郑天华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Tiānhuá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZeng6 Tin1-waa6

Douglas Jung CM OBC CD MP (Chinese: 鄭天華; February 25, 1924 – January 4, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, military officer, and Special Operations Executive secret agent.[1] A Conservative, he was the first member of a visible minority elected to the Parliament of Canada, as well as the first Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) of Chinese and Asian descent in the House of Commons of Canada.

  1. ^ W. Chong. "Biography of Captain Douglas Jung SOA". Burma Star Association. Archived from the original on January 2, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.