Yonah Martin
Yonah Martin | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Opposition | |
| Assumed office November 4, 2015 | |
| Leader | Don Plett |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Canadian Senator from British Columbia | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2009 | |
| Nominated by | Stephen Harper |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yonah Kim April 11, 1965 Seoul, South Korea |
| Party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia (BEd, MEd) |
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Yonah Martin (née Kim; born April 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician. On the recommendation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Martin was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on November 4, 2009. A member of the Conservative Party, Martin is the first person of Korean descent to serve in the Senate of Canada. She is also the first Korean Parliamentarian in Canadian history.
She is currently the Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in the Senate. She served as Deputy Whip of the Government in the Senate, from May 2011 to August 2013; and has been Co-Chair of the Canada Korea Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group since 2009.