| 词条 | Teresa Woo-Paw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| image =Teresa WOO-PAW 2010 Calgary Stampede Parade.jpg | imagesize = 150px | | name = Teresa Woo-Paw | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|10|29}} | birth_place = {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} Hong Kong | residence = Calgary, Alberta | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Northern Hills | term_start = March 3, 2008 | term_end = May 5, 2015 | predecessor = Gary Mar | successor = Jamie Kleinsteuber |party = Alberta Party |otherparty = Progressive Conservative | alma_mater = University of Calgary | religion = | spouse = Borick | children = Jadine, Jason and Cordelia | occupation = Social worker | website=http://teresawoopaw.ca/ }} Teresa Woo-Paw ({{zh|t=鮑胡嫈儀|s=鲍胡嫈仪|p=Bào-Hú Yīngyí}}; born October 29, 1958 in Hong Kong) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Northern Hills as a Progressive Conservative. Early lifeWoo-Paw was born in Hong Kong. She graduated from the University of Calgary in 1982 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree and has been an active member of the Calgary-Mackay community for more than 30 years. Professional careerPrior to her election to the Legislature, Woo-Paw was employed as a private consultant providing diversity training, program facilitation and instruction. Throughout her career, she has worked for the Calgary Health Region, Cultural Diversity Institute, United Way of Calgary, the Canadian Red Cross, Calgary Board of Education, the Calgary Immigrant Women's Association and the Calgary Immigrant Aid Society. She has also founded six organizations, and served with several others. Amongst them are:[1]
Political careerWoo-Paw first sought public office in 1995 for the position of Public School Board Trustee for Wards 3 and 4 with the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), of which she was also the Chair. She ran for the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the first time in the 2008 provincial election in the constituency of Calgary-Mackay. In that election, she received 48% of the vote. Woo-Paw served as deputy-chair of the Standing Committee on Private Bills as well as a member of the Cabinet Policy Committee on Public Safety and Services, the Standing Committee on Public Safety and Services, and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts. Personal lifeWoo-Paw is married to Borick Paw. The couple has three adult children: Jadine, Jason and Cordelia. Her active community involvement has earned her many prestigious awards including the Alberta Centennial Commemorative Award, the Queen's Jubilee Award for Multiculturalism and Community Services, the YWCA's Women of Distinction Award, the Immigrant of Distinction Award and Canada 125th Commemorative Award for Community Services.[2] Election results
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://teresawoopaw.ca/?q=node/2|title=Calgary-Mackay MLA Constituency Office website biography}} {{Prentice Ministry}}{{Hancock Ministry}}{{Redford Ministry}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Woo-Paw, Teresa}}2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/net/index.aspx?p=mla_bio&rnumber=15|title=Woo-Paw's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography}} 13 : 1958 births|Living people|Canadian politicians of Hong Kong descent|Canadian social workers|Hong Kong emigrants to Canada|Naturalized citizens of Canada|Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs|Women MLAs in Alberta|Women government ministers of Canada|Members of the Executive Council of Alberta|21st-century Canadian politicians|21st-century women politicians|Canadian politicians of Chinese descent |
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