Jodie Wickens | |
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| Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Mitzi Dean (Child Care) |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Burke Mountain | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Fin Donnelly |
| In office February 2, 2016 – May 9, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Horne |
| Succeeded by | Joan Isaacs |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 18, 1982 |
| Political party | BC NDP |
| Residence | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Profession | Politician |
Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who is serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district since November 2024.
She was also elected on February 2, 2016, in a by-election, defeating BC Liberal Party candidate Joan Isaacs and Green Party of British Columbia candidate Joe Keithley with 46% of the vote.[1] In the 2017 provincial election, she was narrowly defeated by Joan Isaacs, who received 87 more votes.
Prior to being elected, Wickens was executive director of the Autism Support Network.[2]
- ^ "B.C. NDP candidates Jodie Wickens and Melanie Mark win Metro Vancouver byelections". CBC News. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- ^ "Jodie Wickens wins Coquitlam–Burke Mountain by-election for the NDP". The Georgia Straight. February 2, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.