Deb Higgins
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Deb Higgins
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MLA for Moose Jaw Wakamow
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| Assumed office 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Lorne Calvert |
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| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Residence | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Occupation | Labour activist |
Deb Higgins is a Canadian provincial politician. She is the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Moose Jaw Wakamow.
She was first elected in the 1999 election and was re-elected in the 2003 and 2007 elections. Higgins served in the cabinet of Lorne Calvert as the Minister of Labour and later as the Minister of Learning.
After the defeat of the NDP government in the 2007 election, Higgins has served as the NDP critic for municipal affairs, liquor and gaming, and women's issues.
On January 30, 2009, she announced her bid to succeed Calvert as Saskatchewan NDP leader at the party's June 2009 leadership convention. Higgins is running on the theme of renewal and defeating Premier Brad Wall.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ "Higgins runs for NDP leadership", cbc.ca, January 30, 2009.
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