Shannon Phillips (born September 4, 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the Alberta general election, 2015 to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Lethbridge-West .[ 1] On May 24, 2015 she was sworn in as the Minister of Environment and Parks and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women in the Alberta Cabinet.[ 2] She also serves as the Deputy House Leader for the NDP Caucus. Phillips previously ran in the 2012 general election losing to PC incumbent Greg Weadick .
Life and career [ edit ]
Phillips is an economic policy analyst who worked for the Alberta Federation of Labour , where she did much work on energy and environment-related matters.[ 3] She also served as chair of the group Womanspace Lethbridge.[ 1] She has two sons.[ 1]
Electoral history [ edit ]
2012 general election [ edit ]
2015 general election [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c "Shannon Phillips – NDP – Lethbridge-West ," Lethbridge Herald , April 8, 2015, URL accessed May 8, 2015.
^ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet ," CBC News May 24, 2015.
^ James Wood, "Former college official now minister of energy ," Calgary Herald , May 24, 2015.