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MLA: Hon. Teresa Wat

Minister of International Trade and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism
Richmond Centre
Elected 2013
British Columbia Liberal Party

Office:

Room 343, Parliament Buildings
Victoria, BC  V8V 1X4
Phone: (250) 953-0910
Fax: (250) 953-0928

Constituency:

300-8120 Grandville Ave
Richmond, BC   V6Y 1P3
teresa.wat.MLA@leg.bc.ca

Phone: (604) 775-0754
Fax: (604) 775-0898
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Teresa Wat was elected to represent the riding of Richmond Centre on May 14, 2013. She was appointed Minister for International Trade and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism on June 10, 2013.

She also serves as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Strong Economy and the Priorities and Planning Committee.

Teresa was the president and CEO of Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation CHMB AM1320 and has also served as the news director at Channel M Television (now OMNI TV), and previously served as a communications advisor at B.C.'s Cabinet Policy and Communications Secretariat. In 2015, Princess Astrid bestowed Wat with the Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown, one of the highest decorations from the Kingdom of Belgium.

Teresa was instrumental in the launch of B.C.’s first-ever live Cantonese, Mandarin and Punjabi daily television news programs. In 2013, Teresa received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for her community service work. In 2010, she was appointed to the Canadian Women Voters Congress Advisory Board and was recognized as one of B.C.'s top 100 most influential women by the Vancouver Sun. She is also currently a board member of the school of journalism at UBC.

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