Hoang Mai (politician)
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Hoang Mai is a Canadian
politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party
Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie
in the 2011 Canadian federal election. Born in Montreal
to Vietnamese
immigrant parents, he and caucus colleague Anne Minh-Thu Quach
were the second and third people of Vietnamese descent, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
, ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons
.
Shortly after the election Mai was named to the official opposition shadow cabinet as critic for National Revenue.
Mai ran in Brossard—La Prairie in the 2008 federal election, but lost.
. In 1998 he joined an international law office which took him to work in Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Montreal in 2001. Since 2002, Hoang has been a notary in private practice.
Canada
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politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party
The New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
Member of Parliament for Brossard—La Prairie
Brossard—La Prairie
Brossard—La Prairie is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997. Its population in 2006 was 113,985.-Geography:...
in the 2011 Canadian federal election. Born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
to Vietnamese
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
immigrant parents, he and caucus colleague Anne Minh-Thu Quach
Anne Minh-Thu Quach
Anne Minh-Thu Quach, MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2011 election. She represents the electoral district of Beauharnois—Salaberry as a member of the New Democratic Party.She has taught French in a high school there for six years...
were the second and third people of Vietnamese descent, following Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac
Ève-Mary Thaï Thi Lac is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons on September 17, 2007, as the Bloc Québécois candidate in the Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot by-election, defeating the Conservative candidate Bernard Barré.Born in Vietnam, Thi Lac was adopted at age two by a...
, ever elected to the Canadian House of Commons
Canadian House of Commons
The House of Commons of Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign and the Senate. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 308 members known as Members of Parliament...
.
Shortly after the election Mai was named to the official opposition shadow cabinet as critic for National Revenue.
Mai ran in Brossard—La Prairie in the 2008 federal election, but lost.
Before politics
He studied pure science and economics before completing his Bachelor’s degree in law and a Master’s degree in international private law with a notary option from the Université de Montréal in 1996. He then trained in international law in The HagueThe Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. In 1998 he joined an international law office which took him to work in Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong before returning to Montreal in 2001. Since 2002, Hoang has been a notary in private practice.