| Kevin Chief | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2011 |
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| Preceded by | George Hickes |
| Constituency | Point Douglas |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Manitoba New Democrat |
| Other political affiliations |
New Democratic Party of Canada |
Kevin Chief is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] He represents the electoral district of Point Douglas as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus.
Chief ran for a seat to the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election held on November 29, 2010. The election was hotly contested between Chief who ran under the federal NDP banner and former Manitoba MLA Kevin Lamoureux who ran under the federal Liberal banner. On election night Chief finished a close second behind Lamoureux in the field of seven candidates.
After his defeat Chief opted not to run for a second time federally, instead going for a provincial Manitoba New Democrat nomination. He ran in the electoral district of Point Douglas in the 2011 Manitoba general election and won defeating four other candidates to hold the seat for his party and win his first term in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.
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