Estefan Cortes-Vargas
Estefan Cortes-Vargas | |
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Cortes-Vargas in 2015 | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Strathcona-Sherwood Park | |
| In office May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Dave Quest |
| Succeeded by | Nate Glubish |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 34–35) |
| Party | Alberta New Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Non-Profit Administrator |
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Estefan Cortes-Vargas (born Estefania Cortes-Vargas, 1991) is a Colombian-born Canadian politician and non-profit administrator who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Strathcona-Sherwood Park as a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party. Upon election, they became one of the first three out LGBT people elected to the Alberta legislature, alongside caucus colleagues Michael Connolly and Ricardo Miranda. They were also the first openly trans, non-binary, queer MLA in Canada, as well as the first Colombian-Canadian MLA and the youngest government whip in Alberta at the age of 24, marking a series of historical firsts in Canadian politics.