Raymond Louie

Raymond Louie (; born 16 January 1965) is a Canadian politician who served five terms as a Vancouver City Councillor. Formerly a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors, Louie left the party and was re-elected in 2005, 2008, 2011, and 2014 as a member of Vision Vancouver.

Background Louie was born and raised in East Vancouver, and has ancestry from Zhongshan, Guangdong, China. His family ran a local bakery. He was the youngest of three siblings. Louie attended Nootka Elementary School and Windermere Secondary School. which conceived the controversial Homeless Emergency Action Team (HEAT) shelters.

Mayoral aspirations In a 2007 interview, former Mayor of Vancouver and current Canadian Senator, Larry Campbell, described Louie as a future mayor of Vancouver. Campbell added that he still holds that view, but wouldn't say if Louie should run for mayor in 2008. "That would be up to Raymond," Campbell said: "I just know that someday he'll be mayor. I don't know when that will be." On 12 March 2008, Louie announced his intention to run for the Vision Vancouver mayoral nomination. In an effort to secure the nomination, Louie outspent all mayoral hopefuls with a total of $243,621 in expenses. However, in June 2008 he was defeated in the nomination race by Gregor Robertson, who went on to win the subsequent general election.

Family life Louie lives in East Vancouver with his wife and their three children. He is an avid cyclist and has participated in the Gastown Grand Prix and Tour de White Rock.