Cristina Martins MPP |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Davenport |
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Assumed office June 12, 2014 |
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Preceded by | Jonah Schein |
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Born | Portugal |
Political party | Liberal Party |
Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
Cristina Bento Martins is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who was elected in 2014. She represents the riding of Davenport.
She emigrated with her family from Portugal in 1970. Prior to her election, she worked almost 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry.
Martins ran in the 2011 provincial election as the Liberal candidate in the riding of Davenport. She was defeated by New Democratic Party candidate Jonah Schein by 1,414 votes. She ran again in the 2014 election this time defeating Schein by 2,041 votes.
She is a Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade.