Henry Yao

Henry Yao
姚君憲
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Richmond South Centre
In office
October 24, 2020 – September 21, 2024
Preceded byLinda Reid
Personal details
Born
Jiun-Hsien Yao[1]

1978 or 1979 (age 44–45)[2]
Taiwan
Political partyNew Democratic
Other political
affiliations
RITE Richmond
ResidenceRichmond, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese姚君憲
Simplified Chinese姚君宪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYáo Jūnxiàn

Henry Jiun-Hsien Yao (traditional Chinese: 姚君憲; simplified Chinese: 姚君宪) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.[3] He represented the electoral district of Richmond South Centre as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP). He was defeated in the 2024 British Columbia general election running in Richmond Centre.

  1. ^ Wood, Graeme (2014-09-18). "Henry Yao vows spending cuts on council". Richmond News. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. ^ Wood, Graeme (2015-06-25). "Coffee with: Henry Yao a keen observer". Richmond News. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  3. ^ Rantanen, Maria (2020-11-07). "Update: NDP secures third provincial seat in Richmond". Richmond News. Retrieved 2023-02-27.