Douglas Jung

Douglas Jung
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Vancouver Centre
In office
June 10, 1957  June 17, 1962
Preceded byRalph Campney
Succeeded byJohn Robert Nicholson
Personal details
Born(1924-02-25)February 25, 1924
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
DiedJanuary 4, 2002(2002-01-04) (aged 77)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Relatives
  • Major Ross Jung (brother)
  • Flight-Lieutenant Arthur Ernest Jung RCAF (brother)
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Occupation
Awards
Military service
AllegianceCanada
Branch/serviceCanadian Army, Special Operations Executive
RankCaptain
UnitForce 136
Battles/warsWorld War II
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese鄭天華
Simplified Chinese郑天华
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Tiānhuá
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingZeng6 Tin1-waa6

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.