of provincial legislature: George Ho Lem (何榮禧), Alberta Social Credit MLA for Calgary-McCall (1971–75) Bob Wong (黄景培), Ontario Liberal MPP for Fort York (1987–90) Ida Chong (張杏芳), British Columbia Liberal MLA for Oak Bay-Gordon Head (1996–2013), together with Jenny Kwan were the first Chinese-Canadian women elected in Canada Jenny Kwan (關慧貞|關慧貞), British Columbia NDP MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (1996–2015), together with Ida Chong were the first Chinese-Canadian women elected in Canada First Taiwanese-Canadian MP: Meili Faille, Bloc Québécois MP for Vaudreuil—Soulanges (2004-2011) First Chinese-Canadian leader of a political party (federally or provincially) Arthur Lee (李僑棟), British Columbia Liberal leader, 1984–1987 (the British Columbia Liberals had no seats) Victor Lau, Saskatchewan Green Party Leader 2006 (interim), 2011–present First Chinese-Canadian in Cabinet: Bob Wong (黄景培), Ontario Liberal, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure (1987–89), Minister of Citizenship(1989–90) Raymond Chan (陳卓愉|陳卓愉), Federal Liberal, Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific) (1993–2001), Minister of State (Multiculturalism)(2004–2006), First Chinese-Canadian federal cabinet minister Gary Mar (馬健威), Alberta Progressive Conservative, Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, Minister of Health and Wellness, Minister of Learning, Minister of the Environment, and twice Minister of Community Development (1993–2007) Jenny Kwan (關慧貞|關慧貞), British Columbia NDP, Minister of Municipal Affairs (1998–99), Minister of Women's Equality (1999–2000), Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers (2000–01) Michael Chong (莊文浩|莊文浩), Federal Conservative, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada (2006) Michael Chan, Ontario Liberal, Minister of Revenue (2007), Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2007–2018) Alice Wong (黃陳小萍|黃陳小萍), Federal Conservative, Minister of State for Seniors (2011–2021) First Chinese-Canadian senator: Vivienne Poy (利德蕙|利德蕙), 1998-2012 First Chinese-Canadian governor general of Canada: Adrienne Clarkson (伍冰枝|伍冰枝), Governor General of Canada, 1999–2005 First Chinese-Canadian lieutenant governors David Lam (林思齊|林思齊), British Columbia Lieutenant Governor 1988–1995 Norman Kwong (林佐民|林佐民), Lieutenant Governor of Alberta 2005–2010 Philip S. Lee (李紹麟|李紹麟), Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba First Chinese-Canadian mayor in Canada: Peter Wing (吳榮添), Mayor of Kamloops, first elected 1966, served for three terms Croatian Canadians First Croatian Canadian elected to a Legislature: David Stupich, British Columbia MLA, Nanaimo and the Islands, 1963–1969, Nanaimo 1972–1988 First Croatian-born Canadian elected to a Legislature: John Sola, Ontario Liberal MPP, Missisauga East, 1987–1993 (expelled), Independent MPP 1993–1995 First Croatian Canadian elected to the House of Commons (first Croatian Canadian MP): David Stupich, New Democratic Party MP, Nanaimo—Cowichan, 1988–1993 First Croatian-born Canadian elected to the House of Commons: Janko Peric, Liberal MP, Cambridge, 1993–2004 Czech Canadians First Czech Canadian