Jenica Atwin | |
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 Atwin in 2023 | |
| Member of Parliament for Fredericton | |
| Assumed office October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Matt DeCourcey |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services | |
| Assumed office September 16, 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jenica Powell January 10, 1987[1][2] Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Green (2019–2021) |
| Spouse | Chris Atwin |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent(s) | Bob Powell (father) Ron Tremblay (stepfather) |
| Residence | Rusagonis, New Brunswick[3] |
Jenica Atwin MP (née Powell; born January 10, 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fredericton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Atwin was the first Member of Parliament of the Green Party of Canada to be elected outside of British Columbia and the first woman to be elected in the riding of Fredericton. In June 2021, she crossed the floor from the Green Party to the Liberal Party of Canada, and was re-elected as a Liberal three months later in the 2021 federal election.
Before politics, Atwin was an education consultant and researcher at a First Nations Education Centre.
- ^ David Akin on Twitter: Happy 34th birthday to Fredericton MP @JenicaAtwin! Archived 2021-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Twitter.com
- ^ "New federal Green member looks to learn from May, not replace her". The Canadian Press. 2019-10-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.