Melanie Wight

Melanie Wight
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Burrows
In office
October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded byDoug Martindale
Succeeded byCindy Lamoureux
Personal details
BornMelita, Manitoba, Canada
Political partyNew Democrat
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Melanie Wight is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba caucus until 2016, when she lost her bid for re-election in the provincial election.[2]

She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 under Premier of Manitoba Greg Selinger until leaving office.[3]

  1. ^ "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
  2. ^ "Cindy Lamoureux steals Burrows from NDP". Winnipeg Free Press. April 19, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  3. ^ "Premier Greg Selinger replaces 5 cabinet ministers in government revolt". CBC News. November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 31, 2016.