Sharon Blady | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office November 3, 2014 – May 3, 2016 |
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Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | Erin Selby |
Manitoba Minister of Healthy Living and Seniors | |
In office October 18, 2013 – November 3, 2014 |
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Premier | Greg Selinger |
Preceded by | new portfolio |
Succeeded by | Deanne Crothers |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
In office May 22, 2007 – April 19, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Stuart Murray |
Succeeded by | Scott Fielding |
Constituency | Kirkfield Park |
Personal details | |
Political party | New Democratic Party |
Alma mater |
University of Manitoba University of Victoria |
Occupation | University instructor |
Website | sharonblady |
Sharon Anne Blady, MLA /ˈbleɪdi/ is a Canadian politician in the province of Manitoba. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election in the constituency of Kirkfield Park. Blady is a member of the New Democratic Party. Prior to her election, she was an instructor of social work and native studies at the University of Manitoba.
Blady grew up in the neighbourhood of St. James-Assiniboia in Winnipeg, where she attended Buchanan School, Hedges Junior High School, and Collège Silver Heights Collegiate. She received a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology, art history, and architecture from the University of Manitoba in 1991. She received a Master of Arts in history in art and native studies from the University of Victoria in 1995 with her thesis entitled "The Flower Beadwork People: Factors Contributing to the Emergence of Distinctive Métis Cultural Artistic Style at Red River From 1844 to 1869". In 1996 and 1997, two papers of hers about Métis culture and history were published by the Canadian Circumpolar Institute at the University of Alberta as part of Issues in the North.