Dipika Damerla
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The Honourable Dipika Damerla MPP |
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| Minister of Seniors Affairs | |
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Assumed office June 13, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Mario Sergio |
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Associate Minister of Health and Long-Term Care |
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In office June 24, 2014 – June 13, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Portfolio Established |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville |
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Assumed office October 6, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Peter Fonseca |
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| Born | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto |
| Portfolio | Minister without portfolio Responsible/Associate Minister for Long-term Care (2014-present) |
| Website | dipikadamerla |
Dipika Damerla, MPP is a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville. She serves as Minister of Seniors Affairs in the Cabinet of Premier Kathleen Wynne.
Damerla was born in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India (Present day Telangana). After emigrating to Canada she earned her MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. She worked in corporate banking at the Royal Bank of Canada and the Bank of Nova Scotia. Prior to the election she was Senior Policy Advisor to Ontario's Minister of Economic Development and Trade. She lives in Mississauga with her daughter, Sharmeila.
Damerla is a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. She won a tough 2011 nomination race to be the Liberal candidate for Mississauga East—Cooksville, beating Nancy Fonseca (the sister of previous Mississauga East—Cooksville MPP Peter Fonseca). She beat her nearest rival, Progressive Conservative Zoran Churchin by 4,238 votes in the 2011 provincial election.
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