Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services
Incumbent
Assumed office September 16, 2023
Personal details
Born
Jenica Powell
(1987-01-10) January 10, 1987 (age 37)[1][2] Oromocto, New Brunswick, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Other political affiliations
Green (2019–2021)
Spouse
Chris Atwin
Children
2
Parent(s)
Bob Powell (father) Ron Tremblay (stepfather)
Residence
Rusagonis, New Brunswick[3]
Jenica AtwinMP (néePowell; born January 10, 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fredericton in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Atwin was the first Member of Parliament of the Green Party of Canada to be elected outside of British Columbia and the first woman to be elected in the riding of Fredericton. In June 2021, she crossed the floor from the Green Party to the Liberal Party of Canada, and was re-elected as a Liberal three months later in the 2021 federal election.
Before politics, Atwin was an education consultant and researcher at a First Nations Education Centre.
^David Akin on Twitter: Happy 34th birthday to Fredericton MP @JenicaAtwin! Archived 2021-06-10 at the Wayback Machine Twitter.com
^"New federal Green member looks to learn from May, not replace her". The Canadian Press. 2019-10-22. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
^"Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Archived from the original on April 24, 2020. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
JenicaAtwin MP (née Powell; born January 10, 1987) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Fredericton in the House of Commons...
October 2019. "JenicaAtwin wins Fredericton federal race in historic campaign". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019. "JenicaAtwin captures historic...
Canada experienced a period of infighting beginning in June 2021, when JenicaAtwin, one of its three MPs, crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party over...
of Commons Debates, 44th Parl, 1st Sess, Vol 151, No 143 at 2110 MP JenicaAtwin. December 7, 2022. Canada, Parliament, House of Commons Debates, 44th...
closed, remaining on the ballot with their original party affiliation. JenicaAtwin, who was elected as the Green Party candidate in Fredericton in 2019...
The Canadian Press. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021. "Green MP JenicaAtwin crossing the floor to join the Liberals". CBC News. 10 June 2021. Retrieved...
advisor Noah Zatzman called the statements of several MPs including new MP JenicaAtwin antisemitic, indicating they were targeted due to Paul's Jewish faith...
leaving a vacancy. A by-election was pending. June 10, 2021: Green MP JenicaAtwin, representing Fredericton, crossed the floor to join the Liberals. June...
Commons". CTV News. May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021. "Green MP JenicaAtwin crossing the floor to join the Liberals". CBC News. June 10, 2021. Retrieved...
The Greens also elected their first MP outside of British Columbia, JenicaAtwin in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Independent MP Jody Wilson-Raybould won...
for the Liberal Party. He was defeated in the 2019 federal election by JenicaAtwin of the Green Party. Matt DeCourcey wins Fredericton, CBC News, October...
federal election, breaking ground in Atlantic Canada with the election of JenicaAtwin as the first federal Green from outside of British Columbia. This is...
riding of Kitchener Centre to offset their loss of Fredericton when JenicaAtwin joined the Liberals earlier in the year. In its second national election...
Franco-Ontarian policies, joins the Ontario Liberal Party. June 10, 2021: JenicaAtwin, MP for Fredericton, leaves the Green Party to join the Liberal Party...
(Thunder Bay—Rainy River since 2019) MP from provinces other than Ontario JenicaAtwin (Fredericton, New Brunswick since 2019) Emmanuel Dubourg (Bourassa, Quebec...
715 in New Brunswick. D. Craig Aitchison – Canadian military general JenicaAtwin – Member of the Canadian Parliament, researcher, and educator Alfred...
Government • Type Fredericton City Council • Mayor Kate Rogers • MPs JenicaAtwin (Lib.) Richard Bragdon (Con.) • MLAs Jill Green (PC) David Coon (Green)...
citing "Elizabeth May and her associates meddling in the election". JenicaAtwin, MP for Fredericton (2019–present) Peter Bevan-Baker, Leader of the Opposition...
Treaty 4 Territory in Saskatchewan, Senator Mary Jane McCallum, and JenicaAtwin, Member of Parliament for Fredericton, who began advocating for this...
of the Green Party of Canada 1997–2001. Joined NDP in September 2003. JenicaAtwin - Elected as MP for Fredericton in 2019, crossed the floor to the Liberal...
October 2019. "JenicaAtwin wins Fredericton federal race in historic campaign". 21 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019. "JenicaAtwin captures historic...
election: Fredericton Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures Green JenicaAtwin 16,640 33.68 +21.26 $55,541.51 Conservative Andrea Johnson 15,011 30...
2015 Tim Uppal █ Conservative █ Liberal Fredericton Matt DeCourcey 2015 JenicaAtwin █ Green █ Liberal Fundy Royal Alaina Lockhart 2015 Rob Moore █ Conservative...
2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018. Buchanan, Ally (22 October 2019). "JenicaAtwin wins Fredericton federal race in historic campaign". www.thebruns.ca...
National Defence (2021–2023) President of the Treasury Board (2023–present) JenicaAtwin (born 1987) Fredericton October 21, 2019 Green Liberal Sylvie Bérubé...
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