Ken Sim

Kenneth Sim (Chinese: 沈觀健; Cantonese Yale: Sám Gūn-gihn; born October 18, 1970) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 40th and cur

Ken Sim
His Worship

Ken Sim
沈觀健
41st Mayor of Vancouver
Assumed office
November 7, 2022
Preceded byKennedy Stewart
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Sim

(1970-10-18) October 18, 1970 (age 55)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyABC Vancouver (municipal)
Other political
affiliations		Non-Partisan Association (2018)
Spouse(s)Teena Gupta[1]
ResidenceVancouver, British Columbia
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Profession
  • Politician
  • businessman

Kenneth Sim (Chinese: 沈觀健; Cantonese Yale: Sám Gūn-gihn; born October 18, 1970) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 40th and current mayor of Vancouver. He was elected on October 15, 2022.[2] Sim is the first Mayor of Vancouver of Chinese Canadian descent.[3]

He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the UBC Sauder School of Business.[4]

Sim also ran for mayor under the Non-Partisan Association party in 2018 but came second to Kennedy Stewart.[5] He left the party because he felt that it was shifting to the right.[6]

During the election, Sim ran under the centre-right ABC Vancouver party.[7] Sim took office on November 7, 2022.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "2022 mayor candidates". City of Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ken Sim will be next mayor of Vancouver, CBC News projects". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Vancouver elects first Chinese-Canadian mayor". Canada's National Observer. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Five things to know about Ken Sim, the NPA's mayoral nomination". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Election results - table". City of Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Former Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim alarmed at NPA swing to the right". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Vancouver Election Results: Ken Sim rolls over Kennedy Stewart, vows to act fast to add police officers". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved February 28, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Vancouver's new mayor, council sworn in". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved February 28, 2025.





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