Sophia Leung | |
Riding: | Vancouver Kingsway |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Term Start: | June 2, 1997 |
Term End: | June 28, 2004 |
Predecessor: | Riding established |
Successor: | David Emerson |
Birth Date: | 1933 7, mf=yes |
Birth Place: | Wuxi, China |
Party: | Liberal |
Residence: | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Sophia Ming Ren Leung, CM (born July 25, 1933) is a Canadian politician.
Born in Wuxi, China, she was a social worker before being elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1997 for the riding of Vancouver Kingsway in British Columbia. A Liberal, she was re-elected in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, she was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue. Both before and after her political career, she has been involved in a great deal of volunteer activities.
In 1994, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
Leung was considered for a Senate seat in 2004 and supported Sam Sullivan's bid of mayor of Vancouver.