Vivienne Poy
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| Senatorial Division: | Toronto |
| Appointed by: | Jean Chrétien |
| Public Telephone: | 943-7854 |
| Public E-Mail: | poyv@sen.parl.gc.ca |
| Date of nomination: | September 17, 1998 |
| Expected date of retirement: | May 15, 2016 |
| Date of Birth: | 1941 |
| Place of Birth: | Hong Kong |
| Spouse: | Neville Poy |
| Previous Profession: | Fashion Designer |
The Honourable Vivienne Poy, née Lee (利德蕙 pinyin: Lì Déhuì, Yale: Ley6 Dak1-way6), (born 1941 in Hong Kong) was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1998. Poy came to Canada as a university student in 1959. She is the first Canadian senator of Asian ancestry. She graduated from St Paul's Co-Educational College, McGill University and University of Toronto.
For 14 years, Poy served as president of Vivienne Poy Mode, a fashion design company that she founded in 1981. She was selected as Chancellor of the University of Toronto in December 2002.
Poy is the daughter of Li Mingze (利銘澤 pinyin: Lǐ Míngzé) and the sister-in-law of Adrienne Clarkson. Vivienne Poy's husband Neville Poy (伍衛權 pinyin: Wū Weìquán; Cantonese: Ng5 Way6-keun4), a retired plastic surgeon, is Adrienne Clarkson's brother.
See also List of Ontario senators.
See also
External links
- Senator Vivienne Poy's Official Web Site (http://www.sen.parl.gc.ca/vpoy/)
- The Story Behind the Surname Poy (http://www.asiawind.com/pub/forum/fhakka/mhonarc/msg02501.html)