Ramona Jennex (born 1955) is a Canadian politician from the province of

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Political career

Jennex ran for the

Nova Scotia New Democratic Party The Nova Scotia New Democratic Party (Nova Scotia NDP) is a social democratic political party in Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the provincial section for the province of the federal New Democratic Party. It was founded as the Co-operative Commonwe ...

nomination in the riding of

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in 2009. She was elected in the 2009 provincial election and represented that riding in the legislature until her defeat in the 2013 provincial election. On June 19, 2009, Jennex was appointed to the

Executive Council of Nova Scotia The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. Almost always made up of members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the cabinet is s ...

as Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations, Minister of Emergency Management, Minister of Immigration, and Minister of Youth. On January 11, 2011, Jennex was appointed Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, and the Minister responsible for Youth.

Position history

* Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development (April 4, 2013 – October 22, 2013) * Minister responsible for Youth (June 19, 2009 – October 22, 2013) * Minister of Education (January 11, 2011 – April 4, 2013) * Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations (June 19, 2009 – January 11, 2011) * Minister of Emergency Management (June 19, 2009 – January 11, 2011) * Minister of Immigration (June 19, 2009 – January 11, 2011) * Minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act (June 19, 2009 – January 11, 2011)

Electoral record

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jennex, Ramona Living people Nova Scotia New Democratic Party MLAs Women MLAs in Nova Scotia Members of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia Politicians from Halifax, Nova Scotia 21st-century members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly 21st-century Canadian women politicians Women government ministers of Canada Canadian schoolteachers 1955 births Trade unionists from Nova Scotia Canadian women trade unionists