Denise Savoie

Denise Savoie MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office 2006
Preceded by	David Anderson
Personal details
Born	November 21, 1943 (1943-11-21) St. Boniface, Manitoba
Political party	New Democratic Party
Spouse(s)	divorced
Residence	Victoria, British Columbia
Profession	Teacher

Denise Savoie ( /sæˈvwɑː/; born November 21, 1943 in St. Boniface, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as a candidate of the New Democratic Party.

Entrance to federal politics

The riding of Victoria had been Liberal since 1993, previously represented by high profile left-leaning Liberal MP David Anderson. Savoie defeated former mayor David Turner and former councillor Laura Acton for the NDP nomination.

Denise Savoie is currently the NDP's Intergovernmental Affairs Critic, Post-Secondary Education Critic, Literacy Critic and Human Resources Deputy Critic (for Training).

In November 2008, she was named Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole, the second of three chair occupants who assist the Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. In June 2011, she was named Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole.

Savoie has proposed that the federal NDP change its name to the 'Democratic Party of Canada'.

Savoie was re-elected in the May 2, 2011 federal election with a majority of the votes. She ran against Liberal candidate and former Mayor of Oak Bay, Christopher Causton and Conservative candidate Patrick Hunt. Hunt ran previously in Victoria as a Reform candidate.

External links

• Denise Savoie
• Denise Savoie - Parliament of Canada biography

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Andrew Scheer	Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons 2011–present	Succeeded by Incumbent