Katrina Chen


Katrina Chen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Burnaby-Lougheed as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus.

Background

Chen was raised in Taichung, Taiwan, where her father was a member of the city council.
In the legislature, she currently serves as the Minister of State for Child Care.
She has served as a trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education, and worked in both provincial and federal government constituency offices for over 10 years. She has a bachelor of arts degree with a political science major and a history minor from Simon Fraser University, and also earned a certificate in immigration laws, policies and procedures from the University of British Columbia.
She has also worked as a community organizer with ACORN, emceed for major cultural festivals, and volunteered as an executive member for several local non-profit organizations for many years.

Electoral record