Peggy Wright | |
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MLA for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | |
Assumed office May 29, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Deron Bilous |
Personal details | |
Political party | NDP |
Occupation | Teacher [1] |
Peggy Wright is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview in the 2023 Alberta general election. [2]
She was the party’s provincial president of the youth wing. [3] Wright has worked as a teacher for more than 20 years and is currently an assistant principal. [4]
Her father Keith Wright was the CCF candidate in Strathcona Centre in the 1959 provincial election and was elected president of the national NDP youth wing in 1961. Wright’s mother,Kathleen Wright,was a longtime NDP activist who stood as a provincial candidate in Edmonton-Gold Bar in 1979 and Edmonton-Avonmore in 1982. [3]
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