Alejandra Zaga Mendez Explained

Alejandra Zaga Mendez
Birth Date:1987/1988
Party:Québec solidaire
Residence:Verdun, Quebec
Honorific-Suffix:MNA
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Verdun
Term Start1:October 3, 2022
Predecessor1:Isabelle Melançon
Office2:President of Québec solidaire
Term Start2:November 21, 2021
Predecessor2:Nika Deslauriers

Alejandra Zaga Mendez (1987/88[1] in Lima, Peru[2]) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of Verdun as a member of Québec solidaire.[3]

Early life

Zaga Mendez emigrated to Canada from Peru when she was fourteen.[3] She first became involved in politics as a result of the 2008 shooting of Fredy Villanueva, and participated in the 2012 Quebec student protests on the campus of McGill University.[4]

She has a master's degree in natural resource management from McGill University and a doctorate in sustainable development from Université du Québec en Outaouais.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fredy-villanueva-death-anniversary-1.4777813 Young adults reflect on Fredy Villanueva's shooting death
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20220920150534/https://2022.quebecsolidaire.net/equipe/verdun Verdun: ALEJANDRA ZAGA MENDEZ
  3. https://www.iheartradio.ca/virginradio/montreal/news/historic-breakthrough-quebec-solidaire-squeezes-out-a-victory-in-verdun-1.18594913 "'Historic breakthrough': Quebec solidaire squeezes out a victory in Verdun"
  4. https://www.mcgilldaily.com/2018/09/alejandra-zaga-mendez-the-importance-of-local-activism/ Alejandra Zaga Mendez: The Importance of Local Activism - A Profile of Québec Solidaire Candidate for Bourassa-Sauvé