Premier Greg Selinger Name Flor Marcelino Role Politician | ||
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Party Manitoba New Democratic Party | ||
Provincial cabinet minister flor marcelino and rebecce blaikie radio spot
Flor Marcelino, (born 1951/1952 in Manila, Philippines) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, for the electoral division of Wellington. In the 2011 provincial election, she was re-elected to a second term in office in the new electoral district of Logan. Marcelino is a member of the New Democratic Party. On May 7, 2016, she was named interim leader of the party and leader of the opposition in the Manitoba legislature following the defeat of the NDP government in the provincial election and the resignation of party leader Greg Selinger.
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- Provincial cabinet minister flor marcelino and rebecce blaikie radio spot
- Cause oriented politics hon flor marcelino pt 1
- Background
- References
Cause oriented politics hon flor marcelino pt 1
Background
Marcelino was the first woman of colour to be elected as a MLA in the province.
Prior to her election to the legislature, Marcelino was editor and publisher of The Philippine Times, a community newspaper for the Filipino Canadian community in Winnipeg. Her brother-in-law Ted Marcelino was also elected to the Legislative Assembly in 2011.
