Doly Begum | |
|---|---|
 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]
- ^ Palamarchuk, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "NDP candidate Doly Begum ends Liberal reign in Scarborough Southwest". Toronto Star. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "73 new MPPs ride Ontario's wave of change to Queen's Park". CBC News Toronto, June 16, 2018.
- ^ "Bangladeshi-origin Doly Begum becomes MP of a Canadian provincial House". Dhaka Tribune. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2021-10-17.