Danielle Chartier | |
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MLA for Saskatoon Riversdale | |
Assumed office 2009 |
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Preceded by | Lorne Calvert |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democrat |
Danielle Chartier is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on September 21, 2009, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Riversdale as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party. She was reelected in the 2011 and 2016 provincial elections.
She is a third-generation resident of the Saskatoon Riversdale constituency.
Originally trained as a journalist, she has worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, as well as weekly newspapers and monthly magazines.
After obtaining a Bachelor of Social Work degree from the University of Regina, she worked for the Saskatchewan Department of Labour’s Work and Family Unit for nearly three years. Currently she is completing a Master of Public Administration degree through the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.
She has also worked on projects for a number of community organizations including the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, Catholic Family Services of Saskatoon and the Children’s Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan.
She has two daughters.