Olivia Chow
Politician
1957 –
Who is Olivia Chow?
Olivia Chow is a Canadian New Democratic Party Member of Parliament and former city councillor in Toronto. She won the Trinity—Spadina riding for the New Democratic Party on January 23, 2006, becoming a member of the Canadian House of Commons. Most recently, she was re-elected in her riding for her third straight win. Chow is the widow of former NDP and Opposition Leader Jack Layton; they were married from 1988 until his death from cancer in 2011. She speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English. In May 2012, Chow was named one of the top 25 Canadian immigrants in Canada by Canadian Immigrant magazine. Chow's personal memoirs, titled My Journey, were published January 21, 2014.
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- Born
- Mar 24, 1957
Hong Kong - Spouses
- Jack Layton
(1988/07/09 - 2011/08/22)
- Jack Layton
- Religion
- United Church of Canada
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Jarvis Collegiate Institute
- University of Toronto
- Ontario College of Art & Design
- Bachelor of Arts, University of Guelph
Fine art
( - 1979)
- Lived in
- Toronto
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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