Maurine Karagianis
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Maurine Karagianis is a Canadian politician.
Maurine Karagianis is the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Metchosin in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Maurine was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, garnering almost 50 percent of votes cast and 2,895 more votes than the next closest candidate.[1]
In August 2007, Maurine was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Transportation in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet. She had previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry Children and Family Development, and, prior to that, the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
Prior to serving as an MLA, Maurine was elected as a municipal councillor in Esquimalt in 1996, and re-elected in 1999 and again in 2002.
Maurine co-founded the Sunshine Folkfest in Powell River, BC. She is an entrepreneur, opening her own retail fashion store, operating a wholesale venture and a successful import/export business.
In the 1990s, Maurine developed print media and produced for television.
Starting in 1998, she served three years with the provincial government as assistant to three NDP cabinet ministers – first in the Social Services ministry and then in Transportation and Highways.
Maurine recently ran a consulting company that works with non-profit organizations and First Nations communities to create affordable housing.
[edit] External links
- Maurine's page on the New Democrat Caucus site
- Maurine's webite
- Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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