Wayne Cao
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Wayne Cao (Born Nguyễn Cao Cảo, known as "Cao-boy") is an Albertan politician representing the electoral division of Calgary Fort in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 1997. Cao is a member of the Progressive Conservative party.
Born in South Vietnam, Cao came to California as refugee after the Vietnam War, and later moved to Canada, worked for and took early retirement from Shell Petroleum. Cao has lived in Calgary since 1976. He was first elected to the legislature in the 1997 Alberta general election, and was re-elected in 2001 and 2004.
Cao is perhaps best known for introducing the Alberta Official Song Act in the legislature during his second term. The legislation resulted in the province adopting an official song in time for the centennial celebrations in 2005, called Alberta.
Cao also initiated the idea of translating and singing the Canadian national anthem in the languages of the peoples who make up Canada. He composed and sang a version of the O-Canada anthem in Vietnamese language on the CBC national broadcast, as an example.
Cao spoke and wrote newspaper columns on the subject of being Canadian national, promoting Canada as a multi-cultural, but not multi-national, society.
April 2006, the Premier of Alberta Ralph Klein appointed him as the Chairman of Government Caucus in Calgary, and the Cabinet Member Representative for Southern Alberta.
December 2006, the new Premier of Alberta Ed Stelmach appointed him as the Chairman of the Cabinet Policy Committee for Government Services, sitting in the Alberta Government Cabinet Council.
Wayne Cao can be located at his webpage [[1]]
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| Preceded by New District |
MLA Calgary Fort 1997–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
