{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Kenny Chiu | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=CAN||size=100%}} | native_name = | native_name_lang = | image = Kenny Chiu (cropped).jpg | image_size = | office = Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth | 1blankname = Shadowing | 1namedata = Bardish Chagger | leader = Erin O'Toole | term_start = September 7, 2020 | term_end = September 20, 2021 | predecessor = Position established | successor = | riding1 = Steveston—Richmond East | parliament1 = Canadian | term_start1 = October 21, 2019 | term_end1 = August 15, 2021 | predecessor1 = Joe Peschisolido | successor1 = Parm Bains | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|58|2023|6|19}}<ref name="LeMonde230619"/> | birth_place = British Hong Kong | death_date = | death_place = | profession = Software engineer | party = Conservative | other_party = Reform/Canadian Alliance | footnotes = | spouse = | children = 2 | alma_mater = University of Saskatchewan | module = {{Infobox Chinese|child=yes | t = 趙錦榮 | s = 赵锦荣 | p = Zhào Jǐnróng | y = Jiuh Gám-wìhng | j = {{Tone superscript|Ziu6 Gam2-wing4}} }} }}
'''Kenny Chiu''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|}} ({{lang-zh|t=趙錦榮}}; born 1964 or 1965) is a Canadian politician who represented the riding of Steveston—Richmond East in the House of Commons of Canada from 2019 to 2021 as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.
==Background and family== Born in Hong Kong,<ref name="LeMonde230619">{{cite news |last=Jouan |first=Hélène |date=June 19, 2023 |title=Vancouver's Chinese community is closely watched by Beijing |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/06/19/vancouver-s-chinese-community-is-closely-watched-by-beijing_6034159_4.html |work=Le Monde |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |publisher= |access-date=September 5, 2025}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Chiu moved to Canada in 1982, finishing grade 12 in Winnipeg.<ref name="FIC">{{cite web |title=Stage 1 Interview Summary: Kenny Chiu |url=https://foreigninterferencecommission.ca/fileadmin/foreign_interference_commission/Documents/Exhibits_and_Presentations/Exhibits/WIT0000014.EN.pdf |work=Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference in Federal Electoral Processes and Democratic Institutions |access-date=2026-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.singtao.ca/3866243/2019-10-24/post-%e6%96%b0%e7%a7%91%e5%9c%8b%e6%9c%83%e8%ad%b0%e5%93%a1%e8%b6%99%e9%8c%a6%e6%a6%ae-%e5%81%9a%e5%a5%bd%e6%ba%96%e5%82%99%e8%bf%8e%e6%8e%a5%e6%96%b0%e6%8c%91%e6%88%b0/?variant=zh-hk|script-title=zh:新科國會議員趙錦榮 做好準備迎接新挑戰|trans-title=Incoming MP Kenny Chiu prepares to meet new challenges|language=zh-hant|publisher=Sing Tao Daily|date=2019-10-24|accessdate=2021-03-08|archive-date=May 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516051831/https://www.singtao.ca/3866243/2019-10-24/post-%E6%96%B0%E7%A7%91%E5%9C%8B%E6%9C%83%E8%AD%B0%E5%93%A1%E8%B6%99%E9%8C%A6%E6%A6%AE-%E5%81%9A%E5%A5%BD%E6%BA%96%E5%82%99%E8%BF%8E%E6%8E%A5%E6%96%B0%E6%8C%91%E6%88%B0/?variant=zh-hk|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then studied computer science at the University of Saskatchewan,<ref>{{cite news |date=November 17, 2011 |title=Candidate for School Trustee - Kenny CHIU |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/candidate-for-school-trustee-kenny-chiu-2947947 |work=Richmond News |location=Richmond, British Columbia |access-date=June 13, 2025}}</ref> graduating with a bachelor of science degree in 1987 before returning to Hong Kong.<ref name="FIC"/> He moved back to Canada in 1989 with his parents on a permanent resident visa, first settling in Saskatoon where he found work as a software engineer, then relocating to Richmond, British Columbia in 1992.<ref name="FIC"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Graeme |date=September 12, 2014 |title=Chiu to lead federal Conservative Party in Steveston-Richmond East riding in 2015 |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/chiu-to-lead-federal-conservative-party-in-steveston-richmond-east-riding-in-2015-2985212 |work=Richmond News |location=Richmond, British Columbia |access-date=September 5, 2025}}</ref>
Chiu is married and has two daughters.<ref name="VancouverSun2019"/>
==Political career== Chiu joined the Reform Party of Canada in the late 1990s, serving as financial secretary for the party's Richmond riding association.<ref name="FIC"/> The Reform Party became the Canadian Alliance in 2000, and Chiu served during that year's federal election as communication director for Joe Peschisolido, the Alliance's candidate in Richmond;<ref name="FIC"/> Peschisolido went on to win the riding.
He was elected in the 2011 municipal election as a candidate with the Richmond Independent Team of Electors, serving one term as a Richmond School District trustee until 2014.<ref name="FIC"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Alan |date=November 19, 2011 |title=School board election dominated by Richmond First |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/news/school-board-election-dominated-by-richmond-first-1.500547 |work=Richmond News |access-date=November 1, 2019 }}</ref>
Chiu was acclaimed as the Conservative candidate in the 2015 federal election for the newly established riding of Steveston—Richmond East;<ref name="FIC"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Graeme |date=June 11, 2014 |title=Trustee throws hat in federal ring |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/news/trustee-throws-hat-in-federal-ring-1.1125170 |work=Richmond News |access-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wood |first=Graeme |date=2014-09-12 |title=Chiu to lead federal Conservative Party in Steveston-Richmond East riding in 2015 |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/chiu-to-lead-federal-conservative-party-in-steveston-richmond-east-riding-in-2015-2985212 |work=Richmond News |access-date=2026-05-03}}</ref> he lost to Peschisolido, who switched to the Liberal Party in 2002.<ref>{{cite news |last=Azpiri |first=Jon |date=October 19, 2015 |title=Liberal Joe Peschisolido elected in Steveston-Richmond East |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/2284492/liberal-joe-peschisolido-elected-in-steveston-richmond-east/ |work=Global News |access-date=November 1, 2019}}</ref> He ran again in the 2019 election, this time defeating Peschisolido,<ref name="VancouverSun2019">{{cite news|date=October 21, 2019|access-date=October 21, 2019|title=Conservative Kenny Chiu defeats Liberal incumbent Joe Peschisolido in Steveston-Richmond East|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/conservative-kenny-chiu-defeats-liberal-incumbent-joe-peschisolido-in-steveston-richmond-east|last=Chan|first=Cheryl|newspaper=Vancouver Sun}}</ref> and was named Shadow Minister for Diversity, Inclusion and Youth in September 2020.<ref name="parlinfo">{{cite web |title=Profile - Chiu, Kenny |url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=20155 |publisher=Library of Parliament of Canada |access-date=2026-05-03}}</ref>
In the 2021 federal election, Chiu lost to Liberal candidate Parm Bains.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Blackwell |first1=Tom |title=Defeated Conservative MP fears attacks by pro-Beijing forces swung votes against him |url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/election-2021/defeated-tory-mp-fears-attacks-by-pro-beijing-forces-swung-votes-against-him |access-date=23 September 2021 |publisher=National Post}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Chiu was an outspoken critic of Beijing’s crackdown on dissent and protest in Hong Kong, which led to a state-sponsored disinformation campaign against him contributing to his defeat.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chase |first1=Steven |title=Disinformation campaign against former MP Kenny Chiu a disturbing precedent, researchers say |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-disinformation-campaign-against-hong-kong-canadian-mp-a-disturbing/ |access-date=7 January 2022 |work=The Globe and Mail |date=7 January 2022 |language=en-CA}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Onishi |first=Norimitsu |author-link=Norimitsu Onishi |date=2023-07-15 |title=Canadian Politicians Who Criticize China Become Its Targets |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/15/world/americas/canada-china-election-interference.html |access-date=2023-07-16 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Onishi |first=Norimitsu |author-link=Norimitsu Onishi |date=April 4, 2024 |title=Canadian Politicians Were Targeted by China in 2021, Report Says |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/world/americas/canada-china-2021-election.html |access-date=April 3, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}{{subscription required}}</ref> A report by Global Affairs Canada stated that Chiu was targeted by social media accounts controlled by the China News Service.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wood |first=Graeme |date=April 3, 2024 |title=Chinese Communist Party-linked media targeted B.C. MP, inquiry hears |url=https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/chinese-communist-party-linked-media-targeted-bc-mp-inquiry-hears-8549005 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403223829/https://www.richmond-news.com/local-news/chinese-communist-party-linked-media-targeted-bc-mp-inquiry-hears-8549005 |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |work=Richmond News}}</ref> He subsequently sought the Conservative nomination for Richmond East—Steveston in the 2025 federal election,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.singtao.ca/6975629/2024-12-15/news-%E3%80%90%E8%81%AF%E9%82%A6%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%B8%E5%89%8D%E5%93%A8%E6%88%B0%E3%80%91%E5%88%97%E6%B2%BB%E6%96%87%E5%8F%B2%E8%92%82%E5%A4%AB%E6%96%AF%E9%A0%93%E9%81%B8%E5%8D%80++%E8%B6%99%E9%8C%A6%E6%A6%AE%E5%92%8C%E6%A5%8A%E8%95%AD%E6%85%A7%E5%84%80%E7%AB%B6%E7%88%AD%E4%BF%9D%E5%AE%88%E9%BB%A8%E6%8F%90%E5%90%8D/?variant=zh-hk|script-title=zh:【聯邦大選前哨戰】列治文史蒂夫斯頓選區 趙錦榮和楊蕭慧儀競爭保守黨提名|trans-title=Leading up to the federal election: Kenny Chiu and Wai Young compete for Conservative nomination in Richmond East-Steveston|language=zh-hant|publisher=Sing Tao Daily|date=2024-12-15|accessdate=2026-05-05}}</ref> but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.singtao.ca/7097955/2025-03-25/news-%E3%80%902025%E8%81%AF%E9%82%A6%E5%A4%A7%E9%81%B8%E3%80%91%E5%8D%80%E6%BE%A4%E5%85%89%E5%8F%8A%E8%A5%BF%E6%A0%BC%E7%88%BE%E7%8D%B2%E4%BF%9D%E5%AE%88%E9%BB%A8%E6%8F%90%E5%90%8D%E7%AB%B6%E9%80%90%E5%88%97%E6%B2%BB%E6%96%87%E5%85%A9%E9%81%B8%E5%8D%80/?variant=zh-hk|script-title=zh:【2025聯邦大選】區澤光及西格爾獲保守黨提名競逐列治文兩選區|trans-title=2025 federal election: Chak Au and Zach Segal nominated by Conservative Party to contest two Richmond ridings|language=zh-hant|publisher=Sing Tao Daily|date=2025-03-26|accessdate=2026-05-05}}</ref>
==Electoral record== {{2021 Canadian federal election/Steveston—Richmond East}} {{2019 Canadian federal election/Steveston—Richmond East}} {{2015 Canadian federal election/Steveston—Richmond East}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=20155}}
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