| Office 2 | Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party |
|---|---|
| Leader 2 | Andrea Horwath |
| Alongside 2 | John Vanthof |
| Term start 2 | August 23, 2018 |
| Term end 2 | July 13, 2022 |
| Predecessor 2 | Jagmeet Singh |
| Successor 2 | Sol Mamakwa and Doly Begum |
| Parliament 3 | Ontario Provincial |
| Term start 3 | June 7, 2018 |
| Term end 3 | May 3, 2022 |
| Predecessor 3 | first member |
| Successor 3 | Charmaine Williams |
| Riding 3 | Brampton Centre |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Birth date | March 19, 1985 (age 41) |
Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represented the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party until her defeat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[4]
Singh was born in Brampton where her parents met in the early 1980s. Her mother is from Guyana and her father is from Punjab, India.[5] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[6]
She is the founding director of Broadening Horizons, a not-for-profit organization that educates youth about social justice issues and the arts, was Vice-President of Brampton Caledon Community Living
Singh has a master's degree in international development studies from St. Mary's University and a B.A. in political science from York University's Glendon Campus,[7] and has recently earned a Ph.D. specializing in public policy from Toronto Metropolitan University.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ontario NDP". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2018-08-23.
- ^ "NDP Sara Singh beats PCs rival by 89 votes in Brampton Centre". Toronto Star, June 7, 2018.
- ^ Marychuk, Marta (8 June 2018). "Sara Singh captures Brampton Centre"
- ^ "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". thepeterboroughexaminer.com. 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "The NDP's Sara Singh trailblazing a path towards community growth". 5 June 2018.
- ^ "Tis The Season 2018". 12 June 2018.
- ^ "Service to community important to provincial NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". 19 December 2018.