Geng Tan

Geng Tan
谭耕
Geng Tan in 2019
Tan in 2019
Member of Parliament
for Don Valley North
In office
October 19, 2015 – September 11, 2019
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byHan Dong
Personal details
Born1963 (age 60–61)
Hunan, China
Political partyLiberal
SpouseXinglai Laura Huang
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
EducationHunan University (BEng),
University of Toronto (MASc, PhD)
ProfessionEngineer

Geng Tan (simplified Chinese: 谭耕; traditional Chinese: 譚耕; pinyin: Tán Gēng; born 1963) is a Canadian engineer and former politician who served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Don Valley North from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Liberal Party, Tan is the first Mandarin-speaker to be elected to the House of Commons.[1]

  1. ^ Qiao, Shan (23 October 2015). "First Mandarin-Speaking MP Elected in Canada - New America Media". newamericamedia.org. Archived from the original on 22 November 2017.