Judy Darcy

Judy Darcy
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017 – November 26, 2020
PremierJohn Horgan
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded bySheila Malcolmson
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for New Westminster
In office
May 14, 2013 – September 21, 2020
Preceded byDawn Black
Succeeded byJennifer Whiteside
4th National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
In office
1991–2003
Preceded byJeff Rose
Succeeded byPaul Moist
National Secretary-Treasurer of the Canadian Union of Public Employees
In office
1989–1991
Personal details
Born
Ida Maria Judith Borunsky

1950 (age 73–74)
Denmark
Political partyNew Democratic Party (1985–present)
Other political
affiliations		Workers' Communist Party of Canada (before 1985)
Alma materYork University

Judy Darcy (born 1950) is a Canadian health care advocate, trade unionist, and former politician.[1] Darcy was the first Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia. She was the fourth National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003, making her the second woman and second Jewish-Canadian to hold the post,[2] and business manager of the Hospital Employees' Union from 2005 to 2011.

Darcy was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2013 election, as a BC NDP candidate for the provincial constituency of New Westminster.[3] She did not seek a third term in the 2020 provincial election.

  1. ^ Canadian, Press (5 August 2011). "Judy Darcy Seeks NDP Nomination". CBC News. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ Judy Darcy quitting after 12 years as president of CUPE Archived 2007-12-18 at the Wayback Machine, National Union of Public and General Employees, February 27, 2003
  3. ^ Lau, Alfie (31 August 2011). "Judy Darcy wins provincial NDP nomination for New Westminster". Royal City Record. Retrieved 12 September 2012.