Melanie Wight is a
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba () is the deliberative assembly of the Manitoba Legislature in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly at List of Manitoba genera ...
in the
2011 election. She represented the electoral district of
Burrows as a member of the
New Democratic Party of Manitoba caucus until 2016, when she lost her bid for re-election in the
provincial election.
She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 under
Premier of Manitoba Greg Selinger until leaving office.
Electoral record
References
21st-century Canadian women politicians
Living people
Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba
New Democratic Party of Manitoba MLAs
Politicians from Winnipeg
Women government ministers of Canada
Women MLAs in Manitoba
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
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