Jennifer Whiteside

Jennifer Whiteside
Campaign portrait, 2024
Minister of Labour of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 18, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byHarry Bains
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia
In office
December 7, 2022 – November 18, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded bySheila Malcolmson
Succeeded byOffice redistributed
Minister of Education of British Columbia
In office
November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded byRob Fleming
Succeeded byRachna Singh (Minister of Education and Child Care)
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for New Westminster-Coquitlam
New Westminster (2020–2024)
Assumed office
October 24, 2020
Preceded byJudy Darcy
Personal details
Born
PartyBC NDP
EducationSimon Fraser University
Occupationtrade unionist
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Jennifer Whiteside MLA is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) since 2020. A member of the New Democratic Party, she was first elected in the electoral district of New Westminster. After the district’s redistribution in 2024, she was re-elected in the newly formed electoral district of New Westminster-Coquitlam. She has served in Cabinet since 2020 under both Premier John Horgan and David Eby.