| Lisa Lachance | |
| Birth Place: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Office1: | Critic, Finance and Treasury Board; Mental Health & Addictions; 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs; L’nu Affairs; Agriculture; Acadian Affairs; Advanced Education; and Communications NS. |
| Term Start1: | September 7, 2021 |
| Leader1: | Gary Burrill and Claudia Chender |
| Assembly2: | Nova Scotia House of |
| Constituency Am2: | Halifax Citadel-Sable Island |
| Term Start2: | August 17, 2021 |
| Predecessor2: | Labi Kousoulis |
| Party: | New Democratic Party |
| Residence: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Spouse: | Heather Gass |
Lisa Anne Lachance[1] is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2021 Nova Scotia general election.[2] She represents the riding of Halifax Citadel-Sable Island as a member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party.
As of September 22, 2024, Lachance serves as the Third Party spokesperson for Environment and Climate Climate, 2SLGBTQ+ Affairs, L’nu Affairs, Mental Health and Addictions, Agriculture, Acadian Affairs, Advanced Education, Finance and Treasury Board, Economic Development, and Skills & Immigration.
Lachance was born in Montreal, and spent time in Belleville, Ontario and Australia, before completing high school in Canning, Nova Scotia.[3] Lachance graduated from Dalhousie University in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Development Studies and in 2000 with a Master of Public Administration.[4]
Lachance and her partner Heather Gass were one of the first same-sex couples to be legally married in Canada following Halpern v Canada (AG).[5] Lachance is genderqueer[6] and uses she/they pronouns. She is the first gender non-conforming MLA in Nova Scotia, and the third overall in the nation, joining Uzoma Asagwara and Estefan Cortes-Vargas.[7]