Erin Weir
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Erin Weir BA, MA, MPA, MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Regina—Lewvan |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
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| Born | 1982 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Regina, Saskatchewan |
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| Profession | Economist |
| Website | www |
Erin M. K. Weir, MP is the Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Lewvan. Previously an economist with the United Steelworkers union's Canadian National Office, Weir was elected in the 2015 federal election, defeating Conservative Trent Fraser and Liberal Louis Browne. He is a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the party's critic for Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Weir has been a frequent guest on the Business News Network and other TV channels. He has also been a member (and former Chair) of the Progressive Economics Forum, an organization of 125 progressive economists who comment on matters of public policy. In the 2004 federal election, Weir was the NDP candidate in the riding of Wascana challenging the Liberal incumbent, then Finance Minister Ralph Goodale. Weir also ran for the Leadership of the Saskatchewan NDP in 2012-13.
Weir was born in Saskatoon and grew up in Regina, Saskatchewan. He was the first Saskatchewan high school student to earn a berth in the finals of the Great Canadian Geography Challenge. He attended the University of Regina from 1999 to 2002 where he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Great Distinction) in Economics, History and Political Science. Weir also has a Master of Arts in History from the University of Calgary and a Master's in Public Administration from Queen's University.
In 1997 Weir was a Citizen Co-Chair for the "Finding Common Ground on Canada's Future" public consultations on the principles of the Premiers' Calgary Declaration on Canada's Constitution. In 2001 he was a Communications Consultant with the Saskatchewan Government and wrote speeches for cabinet ministers, senior civil servants, and the Premier of Saskatchewan
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