Flor Marcelino Explained

Flor Marcelino
Term Start1:May 7, 2016
Term End1:September 16, 2017
Term Start2:May 7, 2016
Term End2:September 16, 2017
Predecessor2:Greg Selinger
Term Start3:October 18, 2013
Term End3:May 3, 2016
Term Start4:November 3, 2009
Term End4:October 18, 2013
Successor4:Ron Lemieux
Term Start5:November 3, 2009
Term End5:January 13, 2012
Successor5:Christine Melnick
Office6:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Logan
Wellington 2007-2011
Term Start6:October 4, 2011
Term End6:August 12, 2019
Predecessor6:first member
Successor6:riding dissolved
Term Start7:May 22, 2007
Term End7:October 4, 2011
Successor7:riding dissolved
Birth Date:[1]
Children:Malaya Marcelino (daughter)

Flor Marcelino, (born October 5, 1951) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan. Marcelino is a member of the New Democratic Party. On May 7, 2016, she was named interim leader of the party and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature following the defeat of the NDP government in the provincial election and the resignation of party leader Greg Selinger.[2]

She retired from the legislature at the 2019 Manitoba general election. Her daughter, Malaya Marcelino, was elected as a first-time MLA in that same election.[3]

Background

Marcelino was the first woman of colour to be elected as a MLA in the province.

Prior to her election to the legislature, Marcelino was editor and publisher of The Philippine Times, a community newspaper for the Filipino Canadian community in Winnipeg. Her brother-in-law Ted Marcelino was also elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011.

Electoral history

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External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/manitoba-ndp-make-marcelino-interim-leader/article29933189/ "Manitoba NDP make Marcelino interim leader"
  2. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/flor-marcelino-interim-leader-manitoba-ndp-1.3572019 "Flor Marcelino named interim leader of Manitoba NDP"
  3. Bryce Hoye, "Meet the rookies: Manitobans elect 13 first-time MLAs". CBC News Manitoba, September 11, 2019.
  4. Web site: Wellington — Official Results — 2007 Provincial Election . 2010-11-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120321012214/http://www.electionsmanitoba.ca/en/Results/39_division_results/39_wellington_summary_results.html . 2012-03-21 . - 2007 results
  5. Web site: 41ST GENERAL ELECTION, APRIL 19, 2016 - OFFICIAL RESULTS. Elections Manitoba. 19 April 2016. 16 November 2016.