Bernadette Smith

The Honourable
Bernadette Smith
OM MLA
Minister of Housing, Addictions, and Homelessness
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 18, 2023
PremierWab Kinew
Preceded byPortfilio established
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Point Douglas
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 13, 2017
Preceded byKevin Chief
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba

Bernadette Smith OM MLA is a Canadian First Nations politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on June 13, 2017.[1] She represents the electoral district of Point Douglas as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[2][3] In November 2023, Smith was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.[4]

  1. ^ "NDP's Bernadette Smith wins Point Douglas byelection". CBC News Manitoba, June 13, 2017.
  2. ^ DePape, Keila (May 14, 2017). "'I wanted to give back:' Bernadette Smith running for NDP in Point Douglas". Metro News. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017.
  3. ^ "Manitoba byelection for Point Douglas set for June 13". CBC News. May 12, 2017. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2017. Smith helped push for an inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and co-founded Drag the Red, a group that searches the Red River for clues in missing persons cases. She is also a recent recipient of the Order of Manitoba.
  4. ^ "BBC 100 Women 2023: Who is on the list this year?". BBC News. November 23, 2023. Retrieved 2023-11-24.