Paul Chiang (politician)

Paul Chiang
MP
Paul Chiang MP
蔣振宇
Member of Parliament; for Markham—Unionville
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 20, 2021
Preceded by	Bob Saroya
Personal details
Born	1960 (age 63–64); Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Monica
Children	3
Profession	Police sergeant (retired)

Paul Chin-Yue Chiang^[2] (born 1960) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Markham—Unionville in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2021 Canadian federal election.^[3] He is the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion.^[4]

Early life

Born in Karachi, Pakistan to Chinese parents, he grew up in Pakistan until his family immigrated to Canada in 1976 to join his father's family. His grandparents had previously lived in Pakistan since 1927.^[1]

Career

Chiang was police officer with the York Regional Police for 28 years, retiring in 2020 as a Sergeant. In 2013, he served as a diversity officer in the Diversity and Cultural Resources Unit.^[5]^[1] He first entered policing with the London Police Service in 1992, and served with the Durham Regional Police before joining York in 1999.^[1]

Personal life

He is married to Monica, who is also of Chinese descent and born in Pakistan (Rawalpindi). They have three children.^[1] In addition to Hakka Chinese, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hubei and English, Chiang is also fluent in Urdu, Punjabi and knows Pashto from his early years in Pakistan.^[1]

Election results

v t e 2021 Canadian federal election: Markham—Unionville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Liberal	Paul Chiang	21,958	48.6	+10.24	$110,433.44
	Conservative	Bob Saroya	18,959	41.9	-7.04	$99,523.48
	New Democratic	Aftab Qureshi	3,001	6.6	—	$7,138.72
	Green	Elvin Kao	1,306	2.9	-1.56	$3,056.16
Total valid votes/expense limit			45,224	–	–	$116,665.09
Total rejected ballots			452
Turnout			45,676	52.0	-8.9
Eligible voters			87,781
	Liberal gain from Conservative		Swing		+8.64
Source: Elections Canada^[6]