Doly Begum | |
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![]() Begum in 2023 | |
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
Assumed office July 13, 2022 Serving with Sol Mamakwa | |
Leader | Peter Tabuns Marit Stiles |
Preceded by | John Vanthof and Sara Singh |
Critic, Immigration Services and International Credentials | |
Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
Leader | Peter Tabuns |
Critic, Early Learning and Childcare | |
In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
Leader | Andrea Horwath |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest | |
Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Lorenzo Berardinetti |
Personal details | |
Born | Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh |
Political party | New Democratic |
Residence(s) | Scarborough, Toronto, Ontario |
Education | University of Toronto University College London |
Website | dolybegum |
Doly Begum (Bengali: ডলি বেগম) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election.[1] She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus[2] and is the first Bangladeshi-Canadian to be elected to a legislative body in Canada.[3]