Susan Levi-Peters (born August 26, 1965) is a

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politician from

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, leader of the

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, named her as his running mate and choice for Deputy Leader in the party's

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process ending on March 2, 2011. A resident of

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, Levi-Peters was the party's candidate for the 2013

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byelection. During the

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, she announced that she could no longer support the NDP and would be working to elect Liberals in the province.

Political career

Levi-Peters served as chief of the

band council from 2004 to 2008, participating in the signing of the Bi-lateral Agreement between First Nation communities and the Government of New Brunswick in 2007. She has been involved in various First Nations organizations, and was a member of the Executive of the Atlantic Policy Congress. She served as the Social Development Director for

, Finance Comptroller for the North Shore District Council, and Supervisor for Big Cove Works. In 2010, Levi-Peters was the New Brunswick New Democratic Party candidate for

finishing third with 15.3% of the vote. In 2011, Levi-Peters was the Federal NDP candidate for

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finishing third with 23.35% of the vote. In 2013, Levi-Peters was the New Brunswick New Democratic Party candidate for the

byelection finishing second with 26.94% of the vote. In 2015, Levi-Peters announced that she could no longer support the NDP and would be working to elect Liberal candidates in New Brunswick such as Dominic Leblanc in the federal election that year.

Electoral record

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References

External links

Susan Levi-Peters, Deputy Leader
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