Jennifer Howard (politician)
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Jennifer Howard is a politician in Manitoba
, Canada
. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
in the 2007 provincial election
, in the electoral district of Fort Rouge. Howard is a member of the New Democratic Party
.
Howard was born and raised in Brandon where she graduated from Brandon University. She moved to Winnipeg in 1998.
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Howard was employed as Policy advisor to Premier Gary Doer on health care issues and as Executive Director of the Women’s Health Clinic. She has also served on the Boards of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Manitoba), the Rainbow Resource Centre and the University of Winnipeg’s Board of Regents. She was named a Woman of Distinction in 1999 by the Brandon YWCA. She has also received a Community Builder Award from The Lambda Business and Professional Club of Winnipeg, an organization of gay and lesbian businesses and professionals.
Howard was elected MLA for Fort Rouge in the 2007. She served as Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. In November 2009, she was appointed the Minister of Labour and Immigration, Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities and the Status of Women, and Minister charged with the administration of The Workers Compensation Act.
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
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...
. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba, the legislature of the Canadian province of Manitoba. Fifty-seven members are elected to this assembly in provincial general elections, all in single-member constituencies with first-past-the-post...
in the 2007 provincial election
Manitoba general election, 2007
The Manitoba general election held on May 22, 2007 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal...
, in the electoral district of Fort Rouge. Howard is a member of the New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social-democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is the provincial wing of the federal New Democratic Party, and is a successor to the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation...
.
Howard was born and raised in Brandon where she graduated from Brandon University. She moved to Winnipeg in 1998.
Prior to her election to the Legislative Assembly, Howard was employed as Policy advisor to Premier Gary Doer on health care issues and as Executive Director of the Women’s Health Clinic. She has also served on the Boards of the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (Manitoba), the Rainbow Resource Centre and the University of Winnipeg’s Board of Regents. She was named a Woman of Distinction in 1999 by the Brandon YWCA. She has also received a Community Builder Award from The Lambda Business and Professional Club of Winnipeg, an organization of gay and lesbian businesses and professionals.
Howard was elected MLA for Fort Rouge in the 2007. She served as Vice-Chair of the Public Accounts Committee. In November 2009, she was appointed the Minister of Labour and Immigration, Minister responsible for Persons with Disabilities and the Status of Women, and Minister charged with the administration of The Workers Compensation Act.