Critic, Immigration Services and International Credentials
Incumbent
Assumed office July 13, 2022
Leader
Peter Tabuns
Critic, Early Learning and Childcare
In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022
Leader
Andrea Horwath
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2018
Preceded by
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Personal details
Born
Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh
Political party
New Democratic
Residence(s)
Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario
Education
University of Toronto University College London
Doly Begum (Bengali: ডলি বেগম) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus[2] and is the first Bangladeshi-Canadian to be elected to a legislative body in Canada.[3]
Begum was born in the Moulvibazar District of Bangladesh.[4] She immigrated to Canada as a child with her family,[5] and attended Gordon A. Brown Middle School and W. A. Porter Collegiate Institute.[6] Thereafter, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto in political science, and a Master of Arts in development, administration and planning from University College London. Prior to her candidacy, she was Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition, Vice-Chair of Warden Woods Community Centre, a research analyst at the Society of Energy Professionals, and was the chief coordinator of the province-wide Keep Hydro Public campaign.
As of February 2021, she is the Official Opposition Critic for Citizenship, Foreign Credentials and Immigration Services.[7] Prior to that, she was the Deputy Opposition Whip from August 2019 to February 2021, the Critic for Early Learning and Childcare from August 2018 to February 2021 and a Member of the Standing Committee on Social Policy from July 2018 to October 2019. Her critic portfolio changed to Immigration Services, and International Credentials following the 2022 Ontario general election.
On July 13, 2022, Begum was named a Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside Sol Mamakwa.[8]
^Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
^"73 new MPPs ride Ontario's wave of change to Queen's Park". CBC News Toronto, June 16, 2018.
^"Bangladeshi-origin Doly Begum becomes MP of a Canadian provincial House". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
^"Doly Begum makes history, wins big in Ontario provincial polls". The Daily Star. June 8, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
^"NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 9, 2018.
^@DolyBegum (September 21, 2018). "Heading to my former high school - Satec @ WA Porter - to join the incredible students on the Ontario wide student walk out" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^Raza, Ali (February 5, 2021). "Scarborough Southwest MPP Begum takes on new critic role for NDP at Queen's Park". Beach Metro Community News. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
^"Scarborough Southwest MPP Doly Begum named deputy leader of Ontario NDP". Beach Metro Community News. July 13, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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