Jane Shin | |
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Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Burnaby-Lougheed | |
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Harry Bloy |
Succeeded by | Katrina Chen |
Personal details | |
Born | South Korea | May 7, 1980
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Residence | Burnaby |
Profession | Vice-President, Students & Community Development |
Jane Shin | |
Hangul | 신재경 |
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Hanja | 申才炅 |
Revised Romanization | Sin Jaegyeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Sin Chaekyŏng |
Jane Jae Kyung Shin MD (Korean: 신재경, Hanja: 申才炅) is a Canadian academic and former politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 provincial election.[1] She is currently the Vice-President, Students & Community Development at Vancouver Community College.[2][3]
She represented the electoral district of Burnaby-Lougheed as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2013 to 2017. Shin is the first Korean Canadian elected to the provincial legislature.[4]