Rathika Sitsabaiesan

Rathika Sitsabaiesan
Sitsabaiesan at the Now Best of Toronto Awards in November 2012
Member of Parliament
for Scarborough—Rouge River
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byDerek Lee
Succeeded byRiding dissolved
Personal details
Born (1981-12-23) December 23, 1981
CitizenshipCanadian
PartyNew Democratic Party
(2004-2016)
Ontario Liberal Party
(2016-present)
Alma mater
OccupationActivist, community worker
ProfessionLabour Relations Specialist
CommitteesStanding Committee for Citizenship and Immigration, Canadian Heritage
Websiterathika.ca
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Rathika Sitsabaiesan (Tamil: இராதிகா சிற்சபையீசன்; born December 23, 1981) is a former Canadian politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough—Rouge River from 2011 to 2015 as a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP). Sitsabaiesan is the first Tamil to be elected to the House of Commons.