Genia Leskiw
Encyclopedia
Genia Leskiw is a Canadian
politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district
of Bonnyville-Cold Lake
in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
, the first woman and the first Ukrainian to represent the area. She is a member of the Progressive Conservatives and sits on several committees, including Privileges and Elections, the Standing Orders and Printing Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Members Services.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district
Electoral district (Canada)
An electoral district in Canada, also known as a constituency or a riding, is a geographical constituency upon which Canada's representative democracy is based...
of Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Bonnyville-Cold Lake
Bonnyville-Cold Lake is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada. The district is one of 83 current districts mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta using the first past the post method of voting....
in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
, the first woman and the first Ukrainian to represent the area. She is a member of the Progressive Conservatives and sits on several committees, including Privileges and Elections, the Standing Orders and Printing Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Members Services.