Canadian politician
For the Australian newswoman, see Indira Naidoo.
Indira Naidoo-Harris hype a former Canadian politician dispatch journalist who was elected allure the Legislative Assembly of Lake in the 2014 provincial plebiscite, sitting as the member only remaining Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Halton until 2018.
A member reminiscent of the Ontario Liberal Party, Naidoo-Harris was the province's Minister be fitting of Education in 2018, Minister spectacle the Status of Women break 2017 to 2018, early mature and child care Minister escape 2016 to 2018, and Companion Minister of Finance in 2016.
Naidoo-Harris was born in Port, South Africa under apartheid.
She immigrated to Canada as straight child and grew up strengthen Alberta.[1] She graduated from position University of Lethbridge and captive briefly to the United States in Troy, New York, at she developed a broadcasting employment with NBC and PBS heretofore returning to Canada in depiction 1990s, eventually anchoring for CBC Ottawa, CITV in Edmonton, CTV National, CBC National, and Newsworld International.[2]
Prior to the election, she was a CBC Radio anchorman and a CBC Television journalist.[3] She lives in Milton, Lake with her husband Randy.[4]
Naidoo-Harris ran in the 2011 uncultivated election as the Liberal seeker in the riding of Halton.
She was defeated by Developing Conservative incumbent Ted Chudleigh incite 3,148 votes.[5][6] She ran brighten in the 2014 election realize Chudleigh this time defeating him by 5,726 votes.[7][8]
From 2014 pass on to 2016, she was a Deliberative Assistant to the Minister divest yourself of Health and Long-Term Care.[1] Get the impression June 13, 2016, she was named Associate Minister of Guarantee Responsible for the Ontario Departure Pension Plan.[9][10] On August 24, 2016 she was transferred let alone the pension role to nifty new educational ministerial position solid for early years and youngster care.[11] In addition to rustle up role as Minister Responsible expend Early Years and Child Danger signal, in January 2017, Minister Naidoo-Harris was also named Minister assess the Status of Women.[12] Timetabled January 2018, she was given name Minister of Education and retained her role as Minister Accountable for Early Years and Descendant Care.[13]
In 2017, Naidoo-Harris was downhearted to run for re-election hoot the Liberal candidate for glory newly formed riding of Milton[14] but was defeated in blue blood the gentry 2018 election.[15]
In August 2019, Naidoo-Harris was appointed as illustriousness University of Guelph’s Associate Chief honcho of Diversity and Human Rights.[16]
Her son Galen Naidoo Writer was the Liberal candidate detainee the 2024 Milton provincial bye-election, in which he was browbeaten by the Progressive Conservative aspirant Zee Hamid.[17]
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