Doly Begum

Doly Begum
Begum in 2023
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
Serving with Sol Mamakwa
LeaderPeter Tabuns
Marit Stiles
Preceded byJohn Vanthof and Sara Singh
Critic, Immigration Services and International Credentials
Assumed office
July 13, 2022
LeaderPeter Tabuns
Critic, Early Learning and Childcare
In office
August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Scarborough Southwest
Assumed office
June 7, 2018
Preceded byLorenzo Berardinetti
Personal details
BornMoulvibazar District, Bangladesh
Political partyNew Democratic
Residence(s)Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
EducationUniversity of Toronto
University College London
Websitedolybegum.ca

Doly Begum (Bengali: ডলি বেগম) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus[2] and is the first Bangladeshi-Canadian to be elected to a legislative body in Canada.[3]

  1. ^ Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  2. ^ "73 new MPPs ride Ontario's wave of change to Queen's Park". CBC News Toronto, June 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladeshi-origin Doly Begum becomes MP of a Canadian provincial House". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2021-10-17.