Sara Singh
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Sara Singh | |
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| Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – July 13, 2022 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Preceded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| Succeeded by | Sol Mamakwa and Doly Begum |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Charmaine Williams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 19, 1985 |
| Party | New Democratic |
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]