▁former ▁politician ▁and ▁information ▁expert ▁in ▁Al berta , ▁Canada . ▁He ▁formerly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁Canada . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁and ▁growing ▁up ▁in ▁Sa ig on , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁South ▁Vietnam , ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁boat ▁people ▁leaving ▁the ▁country ▁after ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁Com ing ▁to ▁Canada ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁without ▁English , ▁te en ager ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁part - time ▁jan itor ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁living ▁while ▁going ▁to ▁high - school ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁Education ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁completed ▁his ▁high - school ▁education ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁took ▁the ▁computer ▁science ▁university ▁transfer ▁program ▁at ▁Mount ▁Royal ▁College , ▁where ▁he ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁and ▁scholar ships ▁for ▁out standing ▁academic ▁achiev ements . ▁Ph am ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁university ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁with ▁two ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degrees ▁with ▁Dist inction : ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁with ▁Dist inction ▁in ▁Computer ▁Science ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Science ▁with ▁Dist inction ▁in ▁P ure ▁Mathemat ics . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁take ▁Master ▁program ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Cal g ary , ▁special izing ▁in ▁Art ific ial ▁Int elligence . ▁ ▁Career ▁Starting ▁as ▁a ▁prominent ▁Information ▁Anal yst ▁with ▁Canal