Ted Hsu | |
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徐正陶 | |
![]() Hsu in 2023 | |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Kingston and the Islands | |
Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Ian Arthur |
Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands | |
In office May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Peter Milliken |
Succeeded by | Mark Gerretsen |
Personal details | |
Born | Theodore Hsu March 4, 1964 Bartlesville, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Political party | Ontario Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Liberal (federal) |
Spouse | Tara Sharkey |
Residence(s) | Kingston, Ontario |
Alma mater | Queen's University (BSc) Princeton University (PhD) |
Website | https://www.tedhsu.ca |
Theodore (Ted) Hsu MPP (pronounced "shoe": Chinese: 徐正陶; born March 4, 1964) is a Canadian physicist and politician who has represented Kingston and the Islands in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 2022 as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. Before entering provincial politics, Hsu served as a Member of Parliament (MP) representing Kingston and the Islands federally from the 2011 to 2015 as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. On May 28, 2023, Hsu announced his candidacy for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Election in which he was eliminated on the first ballot.[1]