Lisa Lachance
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Lisa Lachance | |
|---|---|
| Critic, Finance and Treasury Board; Mental Health & Addictions; 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs; L’nu Affairs; Agriculture; Acadian Affairs; Advanced Education; and Communications NS. | |
| Assumed office September 7, 2021 | |
| Leader | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Citadel-Sable Island | |
| Assumed office August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Labi Kousoulis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Heather Gass |
| Alma mater | Dalhousie University |
Lisa Anne Lachance[1] MLA is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election[2] and re-elected in the 2024 Nova Scotia general election.[3] She represents the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
As of August 2025, Lachance serves as the Official Opposition critic for Finance, Environment, Mental Health and Addictions, 2SLGBTQIA+ Affairs, Acadian Affairs, and Natural Resources. Lachance also serves as the New Democrat House Leader.[4]
Lachance was born in Montreal, and spent time in Belleville, Ontario and Australia, before completing high school in Canning, Nova Scotia.[5] Lachance graduated from Dalhousie University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and in 2000 with a Master of Public Administration.[6]
