Rima Berns-McGown

Rima Berns-McGown
Critic, Poverty and Homelessness
In office
August 23, 2018 – May 3, 2022
LeaderAndrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Beaches—East York
In office
June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded byArthur Potts
Succeeded byMary-Margaret McMahon
Personal details
BornSouth Africa
Political partyNew Democratic
OccupationAuthor, researcher and professor

Rima Michelle Berns-McGown[1] is a Canadian politician and author. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Berns-McGown was elected to represent Beaches—East York in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 election.[2] She declined to run for reelection in 2022, and was succeeded by Mary-Margaret McMahon of the Liberal Party.

  1. ^ @ONPARLeducation (13 July 2022). "Within the halls of the Legislature are walls that contain the names of every Member of Provincial Parliament elected to Ontario's Legislature since 1867. The names for the 42nd Parliament were recently added. For the first time a Member's name was inscribed in Oji-Cree syllabics" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Nickle, David (June 7, 2018). "NDP reclaims Beaches-East York with Rima Berns-McGown". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.