Denise Savoie
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| Riding | Victoria |
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| Political party: | New Democratic Party |
| First elected: | 2006 election |
| Profession(s): | Teacher |
Denise Savoie (born November 21, 1943 in St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada) is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Victoria. She was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2006 federal election as a candidate of the New Democratic Party (NDP). A school teacher by profession, Savoie was a Victoria, British Columbia city councillor and has also served as a director of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition, where she pushed to make the city more suitable for cyclists. She was first elected to city council in 1999 with the NDP aligned Victoria Civic Electors.
The riding of Victoria had been Liberal since 1993, previously represented by high profile left-leaning Liberal MP David Anderson. Savoie defeated former mayor David Turner and former councillor Laura Acton for the NDP nomination.
Denise Savoie is currently the NDP's Intergovernmental Affairs Critic, Post-Secondary Education Critic, Literacy Critic and Human Resources Deputy Critic (for Training).
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| Preceded by David Anderson |
Member of Parliament for Victoria 2006-Current |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
