Michael Chan (Canadian politician)

Michael Chan
陳國治
Chan at the Canadian Film Centre's 2013 Garden Party
Deputy Mayor of Markham
Assumed office
2022
Preceded byDon Hamilton
York Regional Councilor
for Markham
Assumed office
2022
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Markham-Unionville
Markham (2007)
In office
February 8, 2007 – June 7, 2018
Preceded byTony Wong
Succeeded byBilly Pang
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)
Guangzhou, China
Political partyLiberal
ResidenceMarkham, Ontario
OccupationInsurance broker

Kwok Chi (Michael) Chan[1] (traditional Chinese: 陳國治; simplified Chinese: 陈国治; Jyutping: can4 gwok3 zi6; pinyin: Chén Guózhì) (born c. 1951) is a Hong Kong Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2007 until 2018. He represented the riding of Markham-Unionville. Chan served as a Cabinet Minister, during his entire tenure in politics in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. Michael Chan presently serves as the Deputy Mayor of Markham. Chan has also served as a Senior Business Advisor for the law firm Miller Thomson LLP in Vaughan and as a member of the board of governors at Seneca College.[2]

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Michael Chan". Miller Thomson LLP. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2019.