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Honourable Katrina Chen

Katrina Chen was elected as the MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed in May 2017. She was sworn in as the Minister of State for Child Care in July 2017.

Prior to her election as an MLA, Katrina served as a trustee on the Burnaby Board of Education, and worked in both provincial and federal constituency offices for over 10 years. She has a bachelor of arts from Simon Fraser University with a major in political science and a minor in history, as well as a certificate in immigration laws, policies and procedures from the University of British Columbia.

Katrina has worked as a community organizer with ACORN, emceed for major cultural festivals, and has volunteered as an executive member for several local non-profit organizations. Katrina was born and raised in Taiwan, and moved to British Columbia many years ago.

As the mother of a young son, Katrina understands quality, affordable child care gives children a strong foundation for the future and keeps the province’s economy and communities moving by giving parents the option to return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities.

Katrina is working hard to make inclusive universal child care a reality in British Columbia with the comprehensive Childcare BC plan.