Anita Neville
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The Honourable Anita Neville |
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| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre |
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In office November 27, 2000 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Lloyd Axworthy |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Bateman |
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July 22, 1942 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Economic development consultant, public servant |
Anita Neville, MP (born July 22, 1942) is a former Canadian politician. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal in the general election of 2000, and was re-elected in 2004, 2006 and 2008, before being defeated in 2011.
Neville was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Manitoba. Before entering political life, Neville worked as an Economic Development Consultant for the province of Manitoba. She was a director of Workforce 2000 and the Winnipeg Core Area Initiative and Employment Training Program, and has also been involved in the Law Society of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Jewish Child and Family organization. During the 1990s, she was a member of the Canadian delegation that monitored elections in post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Neville was for several years a school trustee on the Winnipeg School Board, representing Ward One in the Winnipeg School Division from 1986 to 2000. Neville regularly topped the poll in her three-member constituency. She served as Chair of the Board for five years (1987–1989; 1996–1998), and also chaired its finance committee for a period of time.
In the 1995 provincial election in Manitoba, Neville was a Liberal candidate in the upscale west-Winnipeg riding of River Heights. This riding is usually considered as one of the few safe seats for the provincial Liberals, and was previously held by party leader Sharon Carstairs prior to her appointment to the Canadian Senate in 1994. Nevertheless, Neville was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Radcliffe, 5429 votes to 4435.
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