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Yi-Ju Christopher Wang, commonly known as Chris Wang (Chinese: 王翊儒; pinyin: Wáng Yìrú; born May 15, 1977) is an African National Congress member of the National Assembly of South Africa. He was the youngest MP of the country when he was elected in 2004.[1]
He is of one of three Members of Parliament that is of Chinese descent, the others being Eugenia Chang of the Inkatha Freedom Party, and Shiaan-Bin Huang of the ANC.[2]
Early life
Wang was born and raised in Taiwan. He immigrated to South Africa at the age of 30.[3]
References
- ^ "SA comes first, say country's Chinese MPs". IOL. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "South Africa Parliament". Archived from the original on 14 February 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
- ^ TVBS. "〈獨家〉正港台灣人王翊儒 南非國會議員│TVBS新聞網". TVBS (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
External links
- Chris Wang MP
- Parliament of South Africa Profile
- Independent Online News
- University of Cape Town Monday Paper
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