Danielle Adams (politician)
Danielle Adams | |
|---|---|
| Critic, Childcare; Housing; Disability; and Poverty Matters | |
| In office September 27, 2019 – December 9, 2021 | |
| Leader | Wab Kinew |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Thompson | |
| In office September 10, 2019 – December 9, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Kelly Bindle |
| Succeeded by | Eric Redhead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Danielle Lynn Adams September 24, 1983 |
| Died | (aged 38) |
| Party | New Democratic Party of Manitoba |
| Spouse | Bill |
| Children | 2 |
Danielle Lynn Adams (September 24, 1983 – December 9, 2021) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2019 Manitoba general election. She represented the electoral district of Thompson as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba.
Prior to her election to the provincial legislature, she worked as a constituency assistant to Niki Ashton, the federal New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Churchill—Keewatinook Aski. Adams was the first woman to represent Thompson as an MLA.
On December 9, 2021, Adams died at the age of 38 in a motor vehicle crash while driving south to Winnipeg on Manitoba Highway 6 after her SUV collided with a northbound semi-truck, 50 kilometres south of Ponton, Manitoba.