Elizabeth May
Elizabeth Evans May OC MP (born June 9, 1954) is an American-born Canadian politician. May was leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands. She is an environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer, May served as the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006.
Elizabeth May | |
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 Elizabeth May, July 2014 | |
| Leader of the Green Party of Canada | |
| Assumed office November 19, 2022 | |
| Deputy | Jonathan Pedneault |
| Preceded by | Amita Kuttner (interim) |
| In office August 26, 2006 – November 4, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Harris |
| Succeeded by | Jo-Ann Roberts (interim) |
| Parliamentary Leader of the Green Party of Canada | |
| In office November 4, 2019 – November 19, 2022 | |
| Leader |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands | |
| Assumed office May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Gary Lunn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elizabeth Evans May June 9, 1954 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Political party | Green |
| Residence | Sidney, British Columbia, Canada |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie Law School (1983) |
| Occupation | Politician, lawyer, writer |
On May 2, 2011, she became the first member of the Green Party of Canada to be elected as a Member of Parliament.[1]
May ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election in the riding of Saanich–Gulf Islands and was successful in regaining her seat in Parliament.[2] After the 2015 election, she was the only Green Party member in the House of Commons.[3] This changed on May 6, 2019, when Paul Manly was elected. Manly became the second Green Party member in the House of Commons.[4]
After the 2019 Canadian federal election, May said she was going to stop being the leader of the Green Party.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Elizabeth May, again excluded, tweets her way into Munk debate conversation". cbc.ca. September 29, 2015.
- ↑ "Elizabeth May re-elected, leaving party with 1 seat". cbc.ca. October 20, 2015.
- ↑ "Federal Election 2015: Elizabeth May's acceptance speech". Global News. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ↑ Zussman, Richard; Little, Simon (May 7, 2019). "Greens claim historic 2nd federal seat with upset byelection win in Nanaimo-Ladysmith". Global News. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
- ↑ Tasker, John Paul; Zimonjic, Peter (November 4, 2019). "Elizabeth May steps down as Green Party leader". CBC News. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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