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[[]] Denise Savoie | |
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| Member of Parliament for Victoria | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Preceded by | David Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 21, 1943 St. Boniface, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | divorced |
| Residence(s) | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Profession | Teacher |
Denise Savoie (/[invalid input: 'icon']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.
Before federal politics
A schoolteacher by profession, Savoie was a Victoria City Councillor and has also served as a director of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, where she pushed to make the city more suitable for cyclists. She was first elected to city council in 1999 with the NDP aligned Victoria Civic Electors.
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,[1] 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'.[2]
Savoie was re-elected in the May 2, 2011 federal election with a majority of the votes.[3] She ran against Liberal candidate and current Mayor of Oak Bay, Christopher Causton and Conservative candidate Patrick Hunt. Hunt ran previously in Victoria as a Reform candidate.
References
- ^ "House of Commons Journal, No. 4, 40th Parliament, 1st Session". November 21, 2008. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
- ^ http://www.canada.com/news/Democratic+Party+Branding+expert/1683193/story.html
- ^ "Elections Canada 2011 General Election - Validated results for Victoria".
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