Jennifer Blatherwick
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Jennifer Blatherwick | |
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Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Kelli Paddon |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Coquitlam-Maillardville | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Selina Robinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) |
| Party | BC NDP |
| Children | 5 |
Jennifer Blatherwick MLA is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) representing the electoral district of Coquitlam–Maillardville since 2024.[1] A member of the New Democratic Party, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity in 2024.[2]
Blatherwick lives in Coquitlam with her husband and five children.[3] She was elected twice in Coquitlam as a School District 43 trustee.[4]
She has also served on the board of ACCESS Youth, as a director of the Coquitlam Foundation, and on multiple other committees in the Tri-Cities area.[5]
Blatherwick was formerly the Director of the B.C. Chapter of Odyssey of the Mind.[6]
She is a recipient of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.[7]