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 | ||||||||||
| Political party | 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 MP (Chinese: 鄭天華; February 25, 1924 – January 4, 2002) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, military officer, and Special Operations Executive secret agent. A Conservative, he was the first member of a visible minority elected to the Parliament of Canada, as well as the first Canadian Member of Parliament (MP) of Chinese and Asian descent in the House of Commons of Canada.