Ken Sim
Ken Sim | |
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沈觀健 | |
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| 41st Mayor of Vancouver | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kennedy Stewart |
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| Born | Kenneth Sim October 18, 1970 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | ABC Vancouver (municipal) |
| Other political affiliations | Non-Partisan Association (2018) |
| Spouse(s) | Teena Gupta |
| Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
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Kenneth Sim (Chinese: 沈觀健; Cantonese Yale: Sám Gūn-gihn; born October 18, 1970) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 41st and current mayor of Vancouver. He was elected on October 15, 2022. Sim is the first mayor of Vancouver of Chinese-Canadian descent.
He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the UBC Sauder School of Business.
Sim also ran for mayor under the Non-Partisan Association party in 2018 but came second to Kennedy Stewart. He later left the party because he felt that it was moving too far to the right.
During the 2022 Vancouver city election, Sim ran under the centre-right ABC Vancouver party. Sim took office on November 7, 2022.
In the 2026 Vancouver city election, Sim was defeated by council member Pete Fry of the Green Party of Vancouver.
References
- ↑ "2022 mayor candidates". City of Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Ken Sim will be next mayor of Vancouver, CBC News projects". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Vancouver elects first Chinese-Canadian mayor". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Five things to know about Ken Sim, the NPA's mayoral nomination". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Election results - table". City of Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Former Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim alarmed at NPA swing to the right". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Vancouver Election Results: Ken Sim rolls over Kennedy Stewart, vows to act fast to add police officers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Vancouver's new mayor, council sworn in". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
- ↑ "Vancouver elects Canada's first Green mayor". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 21, 2026.
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