Sheila Malcolmson

Sheila Malcolmson
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
Assumed office
December 7, 2022
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byNicholas Simons
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
In office
November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded byJudy Darcy
Succeeded byJennifer Whiteside
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Nanaimo
Assumed office
January 30, 2019
Preceded byLeonard Krog
Member of Parliament
for Nanaimo—Ladysmith
In office
October 19, 2015 – January 2, 2019
Preceded byRiding Established
Succeeded byPaul Manly
Personal details
Born (1966-03-26) March 26, 1966 (age 58)
Political partyNational: New Democratic Party
Provincial: BC NDP
Residence(s)Gabriola Island, British Columbia

Sheila Malcolmson (born March 26, 1966) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for the electoral district of Nanaimo since January 30, 2019.[1][2] She was previously the federal Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Ladysmith from 2015 to 2019.[3]

She won a by-election to succeed Leonard Krog as MLA for Nanaimo on January 30, 2019. Krog, who had held the seat since 2005, resigned after being elected mayor of Nanaimo in the October 20, 2018 municipal elections. Her by-election victory allowed the minority government of NDP Premier John Horgan to maintain its working majority with the Greens in the British Columbia legislature over the opposition Liberals.[4] On July 26, 2019 she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Environment by Premier John Horgan.[5]

Prior to her election to Parliament, she was the chair of the Islands Trust Council, and also served as the trustee for Gabriola Island.

  1. ^ "Federal byelection confirmed for Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding; no date set yet". NanaimoNews Now. January 8, 2019.
  2. ^ Megan Thomas (December 16, 2018). "Sheila Malcolmson acclaimed as NDP candidate, setting race for key Nanaimo byelection". CBC.
  3. ^ "NDP's Sheila Malcolmson wins new Nanaimo-Ladysmith riding". Victoria Times-Colonist, October 19, 2015.
  4. ^ "NDP retains grip on power as Sheila Malcolmson wins Nanaimo byelection | Globalnews.ca".
  5. ^ "Premier Horgan assigns, makes changes to parliamentary secretary jobs". July 27, 2019.