Blake Desjarlais | |
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Member of Parliament for Edmonton Griesbach | |
Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kerry Diotte |
Personal details | |
Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | December 29, 1993
Political party | New Democratic |
Education | |
Blake Desjarlais (born December 29, 1993) is a Canadian politician who has represented Edmonton Griesbach in the House of Commons since 2021. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP), Desjarlais is of Cree and Métis descent, making him Alberta's only Indigenous member of Parliament (MP). He is also the first openly two-spirit individual to serve as an MP.