Sara Singh
Sara Singh | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office August 23, 2018 Serving with John Vanthof | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Preceded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c 1985 |
| Political party | New Democratic |
Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician who is one of the two current Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party alongside John Vanthof and Opposition Critic for Attorney General since August 23, 2018.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represents the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party.
Born in Brampton where her parents met in the early 1980s, her mother is from Guyana and her father is from Punjab, India.[4] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[5] She is the founding director of Broadening Horizons, a not-for-profit organization that educates youth about social justice issues and the arts, was Vice-President of Brampton Caledon Community Living, has a master's degree in International Development Studies from St. Mary's University and a B.A. in Political Science from York University, and is completing her Ph.D. in Public Policy at Ryerson University.
References
- ^ "Ontario NDP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "NDP Sara Singh beats PCs rival by 89 votes in Brampton Centre". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
- ^ Marychuk, Marta (8 June 2018). "Sara Singh captures Brampton Centre".
- ^ "The NDP's Sara Singh trailblazing a path towards community growth".
- ^ "Tis The Season 2018".
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