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Josephine Pon is a Canadian politician who was elected on April 16, 2019 in the 2019 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the new electoral district of Calgary-Beddington.

Background
Josephine Pon is a Hong Kong born Canadian who immigrated to Canada in 1981, living her following years in Edmonton then eventually in Calgary with a career in banking before perusing here political career. According to election promotion material from the 2019 Alberta provincial election, Pon worked in banking for over 20 years, in roles such as Account Manager in Personal/Commercial banking and Regional Manager, Business Development responsible for Multicultural Banking in the Prairie Region with Scotiabank working with more than 230 branches as well as 3,000 staff in and around the Prairie Region. Between 2013 and 2016 she was the chair of the board of directors for Immigrant Services Calgary (ISC) helping over 27,000 immigrants over 50 programs each year. She also worked at Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), a crown corporation in mortgage insurance, as an International Trade Consultant as well as in the Assisted Housing department in the Prairie Region. Currently, she is Vice President of the Taste of Asia Group, which comprises five restaurants in Canada and well over 150 employees, claiming to assist in providing insight to the reality of the economic situation involving business and restaurant owners. On July 29th, 2017 Josephine Pon was introduced as a part of Jason Kenney’s Conservative Party leadership announcement.

Political life
On April 30, 2019 Josephine Pon was appointed as Alberta’s Minister of Seniors and Housing, vowing to work in order to ensure that Albertans and seniors can access to affordable housing and seeing that they have the resources they need. Since appointment she has seen to reforming conventional methods of application and management of provincial benefits like mailing, faxing or dropping-off to a more senior friendly digital option. She has also made efforts to progress housing projects in Alberta stating that "Investing in affordable housing is vital to helping more low-income Albertans get on the path to financial stability,". Since her electoral victory, Pon has also managed integrated herself in a variety of volunteer opportunities for non-profit organizations comprising of Immigrants of Distinction Awards gala, the Edmonton Mayor’s task force to eliminate poverty and the Board Chair of Immigrant Services Calgary.