Bernadette Smith
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Bernadette Smith | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Housing, Addictions, and Homelessness | |
| Assumed office October 18, 2023 | |
| Premier | Wab Kinew |
| Preceded by | Portfolio established |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Point Douglas | |
| Assumed office June 13, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Kevin Chief |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1973 or 1974 (age 51–52) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Alma mater | Red River Colege University of Winnipeg (BA, BEd) |
Bernadette Smith OM MLA (born 1973 or 1974)[1] is a Canadian First Nations politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in a by-election on June 13, 2017.[2] She represents the electoral district of Point Douglas as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[3][4] In November 2023, Smith was named to the BBC's 100 Women list.[5]
Smith was born and raised in Winnipeg.[6] She left school in Grade 11, completing her high school education at age 22.[6] She subsequently obtained a Child and Youth Care Certificate from Red River College.[6] Smith also obtained Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education degrees from the University of Winnipeg.[7]
Smith is Anishinaabe and Métis.[6] Her sister, Claudette Priscilla June Osborne-Tyo, has been missing from Winnipeg since 2008.[6][3][8] She has three children: Aron, Matthew and Makena.[6][8]
She was awarded the Order of Manitoba in 2016.[4][9]
Career
She was a teacher at Maples Collegiate and the Assistant Director of WayFinders Program at the Seven Oaks School Division.[10][3][8] She is the co-founder of the Manitoba Coalition of Families of Missing and Murdered Women in Manitoba (CFMMWM) and the Drag the Red Initiative.[8][3]
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