Erda Walsh | |
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MLA for Kootenay | |
In office 1996–2001 | |
Preceded by | Anne Edwards |
Succeeded by | Bill Bennett |
Personal details | |
Born | 1952 (age 71–72) [1] Hildesheim,Germany |
Political party | NDP |
Erda Sieglinde Walsh is a former Canadian politician. She served as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) for the riding of Kootenay from 1996 to 2001,as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. [2]
Prior to entering politics,Walsh worked at the Cranbrook Regional Hospital,owned a small business and worked as a paramedic for the B.C. Ambulance Service. She also served on the city council for Cranbrook. [3]
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