Olivia Chow

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Olivia Chow is a Canadian politician and former New Democratic Party MP who became the first woman of colour to serve as mayor of Toronto.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Member of Parliament of Canada
human
mayor
politician
countryOfCitizenship Canada
countryOfResidence Canada
electionContested 2014 Toronto mayoral election
2023 Toronto mayoral by-election
ethnicGroup Chinese Canadian
familyName Chow
fieldOfWork federal politics
municipal politics
gender female
givenName Olivia
hasRole community activist
social justice advocate
languagesSpoken Cantonese
English
memberOf Canadian New Democratic Party
surface form: New Democratic Party of Canada
memberOfPoliticalParty Canadian New Democratic Party
surface form: New Democratic Party of Canada
name Olivia Chow self-link
notableFor advocacy on cycling and urban planning issues
advocacy on immigrant rights
advocacy on poverty reduction
first woman of colour to serve as mayor of Toronto
longtime association with the New Democratic Party of Canada
progressive municipal politics in Toronto
notableWork advocacy for affordable housing in Toronto
advocacy for public transit in Toronto
occupation author
politician
teacher
officeContested Mayor of Toronto
partner Jack Layton
positionHeld Mayor of Toronto
Member of the House of Commons of Canada
School trustee
Toronto city councillor
surface form: Toronto City Councillor

Toronto city councillor
surface form: Toronto Metropolitan Councillor
relative Jack Layton
represented Spadina—Fort York
Trinity–Spadina
residence Toronto
spouse Jack Layton
workLocation Toronto

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Olivia Chow name Olivia Chow self-link
Mayor of Toronto officeHolder Olivia Chow
John Tory successor Olivia Chow