ta ▁Data ▁Services ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁joined ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁as ▁a ▁Database ▁Techn ical ▁Anal yst . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁by ▁The ▁City ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁to ▁be ▁Senior ▁Program mer ▁Anal yst ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁ ▁Community ▁activities ▁As ▁an ▁active ▁member ▁of ▁many ▁non - pro fit ▁organizations , ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁helped ▁Cal g ary ▁Police ▁Service ▁with ▁its ▁mult icult ural ▁and ▁crime ▁prevent ion ▁programs . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁Cal g ary ▁Vietnam ese ▁Canadian ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁In ▁this ▁position , ▁he ▁promoted ▁programs ▁to ▁help ▁low ▁income ▁workers . ▁With ▁his ▁well - known ▁speech ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁on ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁T ế t ▁celebr ation ▁event , ▁Ph am ▁public ly ▁declared ▁his ▁programs ▁to ▁help ▁clean ers ▁in ▁Cal g ary . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Elect ed ▁to ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Al berta ▁( Progress ive ▁Conserv ative ), ▁Canada ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 9 , ▁Hung ▁Ph am ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁Member ▁of ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁( ML A ) ▁in ▁Al berta ▁Legisl ature ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁very ▁first ▁Vietnam ese ▁ever ▁elected ▁to ▁a ▁legisl ature ▁outside ▁of ▁Vietnam . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁investigation ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Cal g ary ▁municipal ▁election ▁irregular ities ,