Melanie Wight | |
Birth Place: | Melita, Manitoba, Canada |
Residence: | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Burrows |
Term Start: | October 4, 2011 |
Term End: | April 19, 2016 |
Predecessor: | Doug Martindale |
Successor: | Cindy Lamoureux |
Party: | New Democrat |
Melanie Wight is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election.[1] She represented the electoral district of Burrows as a member of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba caucus until 2016, when she lost her bid for re-election in the provincial election.[2]
She served as the Minister of Children and Youth Opportunities from November 2014 under Premier of Manitoba Greg Selinger until leaving office.[3]