Lynne Yelich
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| Lynne Yelich | |
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Member of Parliament
for Blackstrap |
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| Assumed office 2000 |
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| Preceded by | Allan Kerpan |
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| Born | March 24, 1953 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | Conservative |
Lynne Yelich (nee Zdunich) (born March 24, 1953 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a second-generation Croatian-Canadian politician and the MP for the riding of Blackstrap. Representing the riding of Blackstrap, Lynne Yelich was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000. She was re-elected in 2004 and 2006. Lynne currently serves as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. She is also a member of the Standing Committee on Human Resources and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA).
During her Parliamentary tenure, Lynne has served on the Citizenship & Immigration, Transport, Government Operations & Estimates, and Status of Women committees. She has also served as Critic for Women Entrepreneurs, Families and Caregivers, Status of Women, Cities, and Grain Transportation.
Yelich has introduced private member's motions to make sexually explicit material contraband in prisons, keep open local weather stations, establish a report on decorum in the House, and support research on endometriosis.
She is married to Matt and is the mother of two daughters.
