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MLA Teresa Wat, Richmond North Centre

Heavenly Father, I bring Teresa Wat MLA for Richmond North Centre to you. As the year comes to an end and a new one begins, may Teresa be refreshed and rejuvenated. May she be surrounded with the supports she needs to see accomplishments to the tasks she is working on. Bless her and her family with special times away from the cares of the job. Thank you for her willingness to accept the responsibility of being a part of leading this province. In Your precious name I ask, Amen.

Teresa Wat was elected MLA for Richmond Centre in 2013, 2017, and again in 2020. She currently serves as the Official Opposition critic for Tourism, Arts and Culture, and Anti-Racism Initiatives. Teresa was the president and CEO of Mainstream Broadcasting Corporation CHMB AM1320 and has also served as the news director at Channel M Television (now OMNI TV), and previously served as a communications advisor at B.C.’s Cabinet Policy and Communications Secretariat. In 2015, Princess Astrid bestowed Wat with the Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown, one of the highest decorations from the Kingdom of Belgium. Teresa was instrumental in the launch of B.C.’s first-ever live Cantonese, Mandarin and Punjabi daily television news programs. In 2013, Teresa received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Award for her community service work. In 2010, she was appointed to the Canadian Women Voters Congress Advisory Board.