Peggy Wright

For other uses, see Margaret Wright (disambiguation).

Peggy Wright
MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 29, 2023
Preceded byDeron Bilous
Personal details
Political partyNDP
Residence(s)Edmonton, Alberta
OccupationTeacher[1]

Peggy Wright is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview in the 2023 Alberta general election.[2] As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Labour and as the Deputy Chair of the Official Opposition caucus.

She was the party's provincial president of the youth wing.[3] Wright has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years and prior to her election to the Legislature worked as an assistant principal.[4]

  1. ^ https://peggywright.albertandp.ca/
  2. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  3. ^ "NDP President Peggy Wright first out of the gate in Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview nomination – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". 2022-09-01. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
  4. ^ "Thirteen new MLAs elected to Edmonton and area". edmontonsun. Retrieved 2023-06-05.