Marilyn Churley
| Marilyn Churley | |
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Marilyn Churley (centre) with Peter Tabuns and Jack Layton at a South Asian Unity Picnic held in Taylor Creek Park, Toronto, Ontario.
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| Ontario MPP | |
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In office 1999–2005 |
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| Preceded by | New riding |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tabuns |
| Constituency | Toronto—Danforth |
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In office 1990–1999 |
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| Preceded by | David Reville |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Riverdale |
| City Councillor, Ward 8 (Riverdale) | |
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In office 1988–1990 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Beavis |
| Succeeded by | Peter Tabuns |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 7, 1948 Old Perlican, Dominion of Newfoundland |
| Political party |
Ontario NDP, 1990-2005 Federal NDP, 2005-2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Barry |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Occupation | Justice of the Peace |
Marilyn Churley (born May 7, 1948) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 2005 who represented the downtown Toronto ridings of Riverdale and Toronto—Danforth. She served as a cabinet minister in the Bob Rae government. In opposition she served as her party's critic for the Environment, Women's Issues and Democratic Renewal. She resigned from the legislature to run for the federal New Democratic Party. Churley was her party's candidate for the riding of Beaches—East York in 2006 and 2008, but was defeated both times.
Churley was born in Old Perlican, Dominion of Newfoundland in 1948. Her parents were Eddie Churley and Myrtis Emberley. Shortly after being born the family moved to Happy Valley, Labrador where her father worked as a cook at Goose Bay Air Force Base. She moved to the Downtown Toronto neighbourhood of Riverdale in 1978. She has served as a director of the Co-op Housing Federation of Toronto, and was a co-founder of the Bain Avenue Day Care Centre. Among other community commitments, Churley was also a director of the Co-operative Housing Federation of Toronto.
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