# Terry Yung

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**Terry Yung** (traditional Chinese: 楊子亮; simplified Chinese: 杨子亮) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the [Legislative Assembly of British Columbia](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_British_Columbia) since 2024, representing the electoral district of [Vancouver-Yaletown](/source/Vancouver-Yaletown).[1] A member of the [British Columbia New Democratic Party](/source/British_Columbia_New_Democratic_Party) (BC NDP), he is currently Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services.

## Biography

Born in [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong),[2] Yung attended a boarding school in the [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom) before enrolling in the [University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California), graduating with a bachelor of arts degree.[3] He also has a master of arts degree from [Royal Roads University](/source/Royal_Roads_University).[3][4] He moved to [Vancouver](/source/Vancouver) in the early 1990s and became a police officer with the [Vancouver Police Department](/source/Vancouver_Police_Department),[2][3] serving on the force for thirty years and attaining the rank of inspector.[1][5]

He was a board member of local organizations such as Covenant House Vancouver, Big Brothers of Greater Vancouver and the [Justice Institute of British Columbia](/source/Justice_Institute_of_British_Columbia), and served as board chair for immigrant services organization [SUCCESS](/source/S.U.C.C.E.S.S.).[3][4] Until 2018 he also sat on the board of the [Non-Partisan Association](/source/Non-Partisan_Association) (NPA), a Vancouver municipal party; his wife Sarah Kirby-Yung was elected [Vancouver city councillor](/source/Vancouver_City_Council) in [that year's municipal election](/source/2018_Vancouver_municipal_election) as an NPA candidate.[6]

He was acclaimed as the [BC NDP](/source/British_Columbia_New_Democratic_Party)'s candidate for the newly established riding of [Vancouver-Yaletown](/source/Vancouver-Yaletown) in the [2024 provincial election](/source/2024_British_Columbia_general_election),[7] and was elected the riding's [member of the Legislative Assembly](/source/Member_of_the_Legislative_Assembly) with over 49% of the vote.[1][8] He was named to the [cabinet](/source/Eby_ministry) of [Premier](/source/Premier_of_British_Columbia) [David Eby](/source/David_Eby) on November 18, 2024 to serve as Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services.[4][9][10]

## References

1. Chan, Kenneth (2024-10-20). ["Veteran police officer Terry Yung wins Yaletown MLA seat"](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/terry-yung-bc-ndp-vancouver-yaletown-mla-results). *Daily Hive*. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. ["Working Lives Vancouver: Police officer"](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-radio-and-tv-18004714). [BBC News](/source/BBC_News). 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. ["zh:當差25載做義工24年 楊子亮助新移民融入"](https://www.singtao.ca/3782931/?variant=zh-hk) [25 years as a police officer and 24 years as a volunteer, Terry Yung has helped new immigrants integrate] (in Traditional Chinese). [Sing Tao News](/source/Sing_Tao_Daily_(Canada)). 2019-09-22. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. ["Honourable Terry Yung"](https://news.gov.bc.ca/ministries/community-safety-and-integrated-services/biography). Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. Yung, Terry (October 10, 2024). ["Opinion: Three core priorities to improve public safety in BC communities"](https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-ndp-terry-yung-public-safety). *[Daily Hive](/source/Daily_Hive)*. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

1. Smith, Charlie (2018-10-22). ["Over time, the NPA council caucus at Vancouver City Hall could turn out to be far from united"](https://www.straight.com/news/1154361/over-time-npa-council-caucus-vancouver-city-hall-could-turn-out-be-far-united). [The Georgia Straight](/source/The_Georgia_Straight). Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. Nassar, Hana Mae (2024-08-08). ["Terry Yung to run for BC NDP in Vancouver-Yaletown"](https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/08/08/terry-yung-bc-ndp-vancouver-yaletown-candidate/). [CityNews](/source/CityNews) Vancouver. Retrieved 2024-10-23.

1. ["zh:楊子亮一擊即中 奪溫哥華耶魯鎮"](https://www.mingpaocanada.com/van/htm/News/20241020/var3_r.htm) [Terry Yung wins on first try, takes Vancouver-Yaletown] (in Traditional Chinese). [Ming Pao](/source/Ming_Pao_Daily_News_(Canada)). 2024-10-20. Retrieved 2025-01-08.

1. ["David Eby Cabinet: 2022-Present"](https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/davidebycabinet.pdf). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved 2025-01-03.

1. Dickson, Courtney & DeRosa, Katie (2024-11-18). ["27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power"](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ndp-cabinet-swearing-in-2024-1.7386565). [CBC News](/source/CBC_News). Retrieved 2025-01-08.

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