Maria Mourani | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ahuntsic | |
| In office 23 January 2006 – 19 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Eleni Bakopanos |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 May 1969 Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Bloc Québécois (2006–2013) Independent (2013–2015) New Democratic Party (2015-present) |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Profession | Politician, criminologist, parole officer, rehabilitation counsellor, researcher, sociologist, teaching assistant, consultant |
Maria Mourani (born 19 May 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the federal riding of Ahuntsic in Canada. She was formerly a member of the Bloc Québécois before leaving the party over its support for the proposed Quebec Charter of Values. She joined the New Democratic Party in November 2014 but was not a member of the party's caucus due to the party's policy against crossing the floor; she stood for the NDP in the 2015 Canadian federal election, but did not win. Mourani was the first woman of Lebanese origin elected to the Canadian House of Commons.[1] In 2017, she became the Quebec representative in the Permanent Delegation of Canada at UNESCO.
- ^ "MOURANI, Maria, B.A., M.A." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 19 April 2016.