Shaun Chen (politician)

Shaun Chen
MP
陳聖源
Chen in 2023
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough North
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byRiding established
Chair of the Toronto District School Board
In office
December 1, 2014 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byChris Bolton
Succeeded byRobin Pilkey
Toronto Public School Trustee for (Ward 21) Scarborough—Rouge River
In office
December 1, 2006 – October 28, 2015
Preceded byNoah Ng
Succeeded byNeethan Shan
Personal details
Born (1980-09-18) September 18, 1980 (age 44)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Tam O'Shanter-Sullivan,[1] Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
EducationSir John A. Macdonald Collegiate Institute
Alma materUniversity of Toronto[2]

Shaun Chen MP (simplified Chinese: 陈圣源; traditional Chinese: 陳聖源,; born September 18, 1980) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough North in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election.[3] Chen was a trustee representing ward 21 in the Toronto District School Board as well as Board Chair[4] but resigned on August 5, 2015, to run as the federal Liberal candidate for the newly established Scarborough North riding.[5]

Chen was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections with increasing shares of the vote.[6]

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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  3. ^ Contenta, Sandro. "Shaun Chen wins Scarborough North". Toronto Star. Torstar. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Trustee Shaun Chen - Ward 21". www.tdsb.on.ca. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  5. ^ "TDSB chair Shaun Chen stepping down". CityNews. Rogers Communications. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. ^ Warren, May (October 21, 2019). "Liberal Shaun Chen holds onto seat in Scarborough North". The Star. Retrieved October 22, 2019.