Judy Wasylycia-Leis
| Judy Wasylycia-Leis | |
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| Member of the House of Commons of Canada | |
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In office June 28, 2004 – April 30, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Lamoureux |
| Constituency | Winnipeg North |
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In office September 22, 1997 – June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Rey Pagtakhan |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Constituency | Winnipeg North Centre |
| Manitoba Minister of Culture, Heritage and Recreation | |
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In office April 17, 1986 – May 9, 1988 |
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| Premier | Howard Pawley |
| Preceded by | Eugene Kostyra |
| Succeeded by | Bonnie Mitchelson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office 1986–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Don Malinowski |
| Succeeded by | Gord Mackintosh |
| Constituency | St. Johns |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Klazina Judith Wasylycia August 10, 1951 Winterbourne, Ontario |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ron Wasylycia-Leis |
| Children | Nick, Joe |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Alma mater |
Carleton University (MA) University of Waterloo (BA) |
| Profession | organizer, policy advisor |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
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Klazina Judith "Judy" Wasylycia-Leis (pronounced Was-ah-lish-ah-lease) (born August 10, 1951) is a Canadian politician. She was a Manitoba cabinet minister in the government of Howard Pawley from 1986 to 1988, and was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from September 22, 1997 to April 30, 2010. In 2010 and 2014 she was an unsuccessful candidate for Mayor of Winnipeg.
She was born Klazina Judith Wasylycia, the daughter of Harry Wasylycia and Klazina Nielson, in Winterbourne, Ontario, a small town near Kitchener. She graduated from Elmira District Secondary School in 1970. Wasylycia-Leis was educated at the University of Waterloo, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in political science and French in 1974, and Carleton University, where she received a Master of Arts in political science in 1976. She worked as a policy planning consultant for the New Democratic Party following her graduation, and served as an executive assistant to party leader Ed Broadbent. She also served as women's organizer for the federal NDP during this period.
In 1972, she married Ronald Wayne Leis.
Wasylycia-Leis ran for office three times while living in Ontario, though she was not elected on any of these occasions. In 1977, she ran for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for the provincial NDP in the riding of Carleton, and received 6837 votes for a third-place finish. She ran for the seat again in a 1980 by-election and the 1981 general election, and again placed third on each occasion.
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