Jaime Battiste

Jaime Battiste
MP
Member of Parliament
for Sydney—Victoria
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byMark Eyking
Personal details
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party of Canada
ResidenceEskasoni, Nova Scotia[1]

Jaime Battiste MP (born 1979) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Sydney—Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada as a member of the Liberal Party in the 2019 Canadian federal election.[2] He is the first Mi'kmaw Member of Parliament in Canada.[3]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Battiste, Kelloway continue Liberal rule in Cape Breton". The Chronicle-Herald. October 21, 2019. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
  3. ^ Fraser, Jeremy (October 21, 2019). "VIDEO: Jaime Battiste becomes first Mi'kmaw MP after winning riding of Sydney-Victoria". capebretonpost.com. Cape Breton Post. Retrieved October 22, 2019.