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Name	Michael Chong
First Name	Michael
Last Name	Chong
Occupation	Politician
Birthday	November 22
Birth Year	1971
Place of Birth	Windsor
Home Town	Canada
Birth Country	Canada
Birth Sign	Scorpio
Full/Birth Name
Parents	Paul Chong, Cornelia de Haan
Siblings	Not Available
Spouse	Carrie Davidson
Children(s)	Alistair Chong, William Chong, Cameron Chong

Michael Chong Biography

Michael Chong is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on November 22, 1971 in Windsor, Canada, Canada.

Michael Chong was born on November 22, 1971, in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up in Fergus, a small town in rural Southern Ontario. He is the oldest son of Paul Chong and Cornelia de Haan. His father was born in Hong Kong and immigrated to Canada in 1952 and became a doctor. His mother arrived in Canada in 1960 from the Netherlands and worked as a nurse. Chong has three siblings; Peter, Andrew and Joanna. He was raised near Fergus in Wellington County, and attended Centre Wellington District High School. In 1978, when Chong was six years old his mother was killed in a car accident at an intersection near Fergus. Two years after her death his father married Adriana, who raised him and his three siblings as if they were her own. In 1999, Chong’s father was also killed in a car accident at the same intersection where his mother had been killed 21 years earlier.

Michael David Chong PC MP (born November 22, 1971) is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Sport, as well as the President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada from February 6, 2006, to November 27, 2006. Chong is a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, and was a candidate for its leadership election in 2017.

Chong is married to Carrie Davidson, whom he met while at university. She has roots in both Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Her great-great grandfather was William Whiteway, a pro-Confederation politician and three-time premier of the colony of Newfoundland in the late 19th century. Another great-great grandfather, Charles Peers Davidson, was chief justice of the Superior Court of Quebec in the early 1910s. The couple live on a 100-acre farm in Fergus, located on the Grand River about 85 kilometres from Toronto, and have three sons; William, Alistair, and Cameron.

Michael Chong Net Worth

Michael is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Chong's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

Net Worth	$5 Million
Salary	Under Review
Source of Income	Politician
Cars	Not Available
House	Living in own house.

Chong wrote an opinion editorial for The Globe and Mail newspaper in late 2004 entitled “Canadians without hyphens”, criticizing John Barber’s suggestion that there were not enough Chinese-Canadian MPs representing areas with large Chinese populations. Chong noted he was elected in a riding with a 97% caucasian population, while John McCallum was elected in Markham—Unionville, which is more than 60% Asian. Chong argued that these results reflected his idea of Canada, adding that he favoured the creation of a “common Canadian identity that will allow for greater understanding among ethnic groups”.

Chong is primarily known as a fiscal conservative and is considered a moderate in his party. He declared his personal support for the Kyoto Protocol during the 2004 federal election, despite his party’s opposition to the measure. He supported Elizabeth Witmer’s bid to lead the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in 2001–02, and supported John Tory for the same position in 2004.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Chong was a founding member of The Dominion Institute. He served on the board of the Groves Memorial Hospital from 2002 to 2004, later serving on the board of the Elora Festival and Elora Festival Singers as well as the Corporation of Trinity College.

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In early 2004, the Progressive Conservatives merged with the Canadian Alliance to create the Conservative Party of Canada. Chong joined the new party, and in March 2004 defeated Marty Burke to win its nomination for Wellington—Halton Hills. He was elected in the 2004 federal election, defeating Liberal Bruce Hood by over 2,000 votes.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Described as a Red Tory, Chong joined the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the late 1980s. He ran for parliament in the 2000 federal election as a Progressive Conservative, and finished third Waterloo—Wellington against incumbent Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) Lynn Myers. Chong supported Peter MacKay for the leadership of the federal PC party in 2003.

Like most Conservative MPs, Chong voted against the legal recognition of same-sex marriage in Canada in 2005. A majority of MPs from other parties supported the measure, however, and same-sex marriages were granted legal recognition. In December 2006, Chong reversed his previous position and became one of thirteen Conservative MPs to vote against re-opening the marriage debate.

Facts & Trivia

Michael Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Michael Chong celebrates birthday on November 22 of every year.

Chong unexpectedly resigned from cabinet on November 27, 2006, to express his opposition to a motion before the House of Commons, put forward by Prime Minister Harper, which recognized “the Québécois as a nation within a united Canada”. Chong said that the motion was akin to ethnic nationalism, which he opposes. During the press conference he held to announce his decision, he said “I believe in one nation, undivided, called Canada”.

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