Jennifer Bowes

Bowes first ran for provincial office in the 2016 election in the newly created riding of Saskatoon University. There she finished second to Saskatchewan Party candidate and former Saskatoon City Councillor Eric Olauson by a margin of 348 votes.^[2]

Bowes ran again in the 2020 election, challenging Olauson a second time.^[3] This time she won the seat, with a margin of 495 votes.^[4]

In November 2020, Bowes was named NDP critic for Advanced Education, Innovation, and the Status of Women.^[5] Bowes was also named the associate critic for Labour and the Opposition Deputy Whip.^[6]

In June 2023, Bowes announced that she would be completing her term but would not seek re-election in the 2024 provincial election.^[7] Bowes highlighted her work advancing the issues of paid sick leave, living wages and pay equity, and access to birth control and abortion services.^[7]

Bowes was born in Saskatoon and raised in Waldheim, Saskatchewan. She earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario.^[6]

After graduating, Bowes worked with the Saskatchewan Ministries of Corrections and Social Services, and was elected vice president of the Elizabeth Fry Society. She also spent time working in Myanmar with CUSO International, before returning to Saskatoon and working as a labour organizer for healthcare workers with SEIU West.^[6]