Douglas Jung
Douglas Jung | |||||||||||
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vancouver Centre | |||||||||||
| In office June 10, 1957 – June 17, 1962 | |||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ralph Campney | ||||||||||
| Succeeded by | John Robert Nicholson | ||||||||||
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| Born | February 25, 1924 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
| Died | January 4, 2002 (aged 77) Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||
| Party | Progressive Conservative | ||||||||||
| Other political affiliations | BC Progressive Conservative | ||||||||||
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| Alma mater | University of British Columbia | ||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Canada | ||||||||||
| Branch/service | Canadian Army, Special Operations Executive | ||||||||||
| Rank | Captain | ||||||||||
| Unit | Force 136 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | World War II | ||||||||||
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| Traditional Chinese | 鄭天華 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 郑天华 | ||||||||||
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Douglas Jung CM OBC CD (Chinese: 鄭天華; February 25, 1924 – January 4, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, military officer, and Special Operations Executive secret agent. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vancouver Centre from 1957 to 1962, as part of the Progressive Conservative caucus. He was the first member of a visible minority elected to the Parliament of Canada, as well as the first MP of Chinese and Asian descent in the House of Commons of Canada.