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
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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