Toronto City, Canada Elects First Chinese Female Mayor Zou Zhihui | Toronto | Mayor
On June 26th local time, the results of the mayoral election in Toronto, the largest city in Canada, were announced, with Zou Zhihui becoming the first Chinese American female mayor of Toronto. Zou Zhihui thus became the first woman of color to be elected as mayor of Toronto, and the third female mayor in the city's history.
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Zou Zhihui, who is now 66 years old, was born in Hong Kong, China. At the age of 13, she moved to Toronto, Canada with her family. In 1985, Zou Zhihui joined the Toronto Public School Education Bureau and held her first public office. In 1991, she became the first Asian American female city councilor in Greater Toronto.
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In 2022, then Toronto Mayor Jodley admitted to having an extramarital affair with a staff member and resigned a few months later. So, Toronto had to elect a new mayor.
Toronto is the largest city in Canada, with a population of approximately 2.6 million, accounting for one fifteenth of the total population of Canada.