Carlos Cheung Explained

Carlos Cheung
Birth Place:Hong Kong
Constituency Mp3:Mount Roskill
Term Start3:14 October 2023
Parliament3:New Zealand
Predecessor3:Michael Wood
Party:National
Profession:Medical researcher, property management
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Alma Mater:University of Auckland
Thesis Title:Acquired copper imbalance in diabetes-induced cardiac disease: Molecular mechanisms and reversibility
Thesis Url:http://hdl.handle.net/2292/20334
Thesis Year:2013

Chun Ho Carlos Cheung is a New Zealand politician. He was elected as a Member of the New Zealand House of Representatives for Mount Roskill, representing the National Party, in the 2023 New Zealand general election. Cheung has worked as a medical researcher and owned two property management companies.

Career

Cheung was born in Hong Kong and moved to New Zealand as a teenager. He attended Auckland Grammar School and the University of Auckland, where he studied science and eventually graduated with a PhD in biological science. His 2013 thesis was on diabetes-induced cardiac disease, and his doctoral advisors were Garth Cooper and Shaoping Zhang.[1] He worked as a medical researcher but decided to leave research due to difficulty finding funding.[2] He set up Lifestyle Property Management in 2014 and later started a second company, Enfield Property Management.[3]

Political career

Cheung was announced as National's candidate for Mount Roskill in March 2023 and was also a National Party list candidate, ranked 48th. On election night, Cheung won the electorate with an 1,564-vote lead over incumbent Michael Wood.[4] [5] Mount Roskill had been regarded as a safe seat for Labour, with Wood holding a majority of 14,000 votes in the 2020 election, leading to Cheung's win being called "one of the stand out upsets of the election".[6] [7] Cheung is the second Chinese-born MP to hold an electorate seat in New Zealand, the first being Pansy Wong.[8]

Views and positions

Cheung stated that he plans to "reduce cost-of-living pressures and restore law and order in our community". He also planned to reduce costs for landlords.

Personal life

He is married to Fiona Lai, who was elected as a Communities and Residents candidate to the Puketāpapa Local Board in 2019 and 2022.[9] [10] They live in Mount Roskill.

Notes and References

  1. Cheung . Carlos . Acquired copper imbalance in diabetes-induced cardiac disease: Molecular mechanisms and reversibility . 2013 . PhD . ResearchSpace@Auckland, University of Auckland . 2292/20334 .
  2. News: 22 October 2023 . New National MP on switching from science to property management . en . 1 News . 22 October 2023.
  3. Web site: New Zealand National Party . 28 March 2023 . Dr Carlos Cheung Selected As National's Candidate In Mt Roskill . 14 October 2023 . www.scoop.co.nz.
  4. Web site: Mt Roskill - Official Result . . 25 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231123104118/https://archive.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2023/electorate-details-25.html . 23 November 2023 . 3 November 2023 . live.
  5. Web site: 15 October 2023 . Red seats turn blue? National ahead in Labour's Auckland strongholds . 14 October 2023 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  6. Web site: Manhire . Toby . 14 October 2023 . Poised to unseat Michael Wood in Mt Roskill, Carlos Cheung arrives to cheers . 14 October 2023 . The Spinoff . en.
  7. News: Desmarais . Felix . 16 October 2023 . New kids on the forecourt: Who are National's new MPs? . en . 1 News . 20 October 2023.
  8. News: Duoya Lu . 16 October 2023 . Chinese candidates nervous about election fate . zh . RNZ . 20 October 2023.
  9. Web site: 18 October 2019 . Local board members . 21 October 2019 . Auckland Council.
  10. Web site: 15 October 2022 . Local elections 2022 – Local board member official results . 15 October 2022 . Auckland Council.

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