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Sophia Leung

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Sophia Leung
Member of Parliament
for Vancouver Kingsway
In office
June 2, 1997 – June 28, 2004
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byDavid Emerson
Personal details
Born (1933-07-25) July 25, 1933 (age 91)
Wuxi, China
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Vancouver, British Columbia
Sophia Ming Ren Leung
Traditional Chinese梁陳明任
Simplified Chinese梁陈明任
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLiáng Chén Míngrèn

Sophia Ming Ren Leung, CM (Chinese: 梁陳明任 born July 25, 1933) is a Canadian politician.

Born in Wuxi, China, she was a social worker before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 for the riding of Vancouver Kingsway in British Columbia. A Liberal, she was re-elected in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. Both before and after her political career, she has been involved in a great deal of volunteer activities.

In 1994, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.

Leung was considered for a Senate seat in 2004 and supported Sam Sullivan's bid of mayor of Vancouver.

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