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Olivia Chow

Canadian politician
Person human Q3350703
Olivia Chow
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Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[14]
Date of birth
March 24, 1957
Place of birth
British Hong Kong
Country of citizenship
Canada[9]
Occupation
politician, sculptor, Municipal Councillor, teacher, mayor
Position held
mayor of Toronto, member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada[10]
Educated at
University of Guelph, Jarvis Collegiate Institute, University of Toronto, OCAD University[11][12][13]
Member of political party
New Democratic Party[16]
Spouse
Jack Layton[8]
Official website
www.mayoroliviachow.ca[20]
Work location
Ottawa, Toronto[21][22]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Cantonese[23][24]
Ancestral home
Chaozhou[15]
Candidacy in election
2015 Canadian federal election, 2011 Canadian federal election, 2008 Canadian federal election, 2023 Toronto mayoral by-election, 2014 Toronto mayoral election, 1997 Canadian federal election, 2004 Canadian federal election, 2006 Canadian federal election[26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[34]
Family name
Chow, Zou[17][18]
Given name
Olivia[19]
Name in native language
Olivia Chow[25]
P14750
1062-B9C9-0263-BE25-3CF5[39]
Social media followers
110k (110k–115k, n=4)[35][36][37][38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Olivia Chow el Ολίβια Τσάου fa اولیویا چو hi ओलिविया चाउ ja オリヴィア・チョウ ko 추지혜 ru Оливия Чау uk Олівія Чау uk Олівія Чоу zh 邹至蕙 zh 鄒至蕙
🔖 Identifiers · 22
ISNI
0000000423569910
VIAF cluster ID
305409424
Library of Congress authority ID
no2014083462
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
olivia-chow
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Olivia-Chow
FAST ID
1953036
Facebook username
OliviaChowTO
Freebase ID
/m/018g4z
Goodreads author ID
7248288
Google News topics ID
CAAqIggKIhxDQkFTRHdvSkwyMHZNREU0WnpSNkVnSmxiaWdBUAE
IMDb ID
nm4696148
Instagram username
oliviachow
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JRC Names ID
339309
Library of Parliament of Canada person ID
12321
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9811357126005606
OpenSanctions ID
Olivia Chow
Our Campaigns candidate ID
46547
Quora topic ID
Olivia-Chow-5
TMDB person ID
5762863
WikiTree person ID
Chow-47
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJht4QQvp9cdcQ7h9gw6Kd
X (Twitter) username
oliviachow, MayorOliviaChow

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🔗 Connections
Candidacy in election 6
2015 Canadian federal election, 2011 Canadian federal election, 2006 Canadian federal election, 2008 Canadian federal election, 2004 Canadian federal election, 1997 Canadian federal election
Occupation 4
teacher, politician, mayor, sculptor
Educated at 3
University of Toronto, University of Guelph, OCAD University
Position held 3
member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Cantonese
Work location 2
Ottawa, Toronto
Ancestral home 1
Chaozhou
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Family name 1
Zou
Given name 1
Olivia
Heads of government of 1
Toronto
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
New Democratic Party
OpenSanctions ID 1
Olivia Chow
Place of birth 1
British Hong Kong
Sex or gender 1
female
Spouse 1
Jack Layton
Spouses 1
Jack Layton
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Olivia Chow
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Summary

Olivia Chow was born on March 24, 1957[1], in British Hong Kong[2]. She has worked as a politician[3], sculptor[4], Municipal Councillor[5], teacher[6], and mayor[7].

FAQs

Where was Olivia Chow born?

Olivia Chow's place of birth was British Hong Kong[2].

Who was Olivia Chow married to?

Olivia Chow's spouses include Jack Layton[8].

What did Olivia Chow do for work?

Olivia Chow worked as a politician[3], sculptor[4], Municipal Councillor[5], teacher[6], and mayor[7].

Where did Olivia Chow go to school?

Olivia Chow was educated at Jarvis Collegiate Institute[11], University of Toronto[12], and OCAD University[13].

Related Entities

Canada Jack Layton OCAD University Toronto

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  19. [19] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [24] ↑ . ca.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved . ca.news.yahoo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . lop.parl.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . lop.parl.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . lop.parl.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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    Name in native language → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Olivia Chow'}
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