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Jean A. Crowder (born July 7, 1952) is a Canadian politician, who was a MP for the New Democratic Party of Canada from 2004 until 2015.
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Life and career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Crowder received a degree in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
A human resources consultant and manager by profession, Crowder was elected to the Canadian House of Commons for the first time in the 2004 election as the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia. Prior to being elected, she was a councillor in the District Municipality of North Cowichan from 2003 to 2004. She has worked at Malaspina University College, Human Resources Development Canada the BC Ministry of Skills Training & Labour.
In the NDP's shadow cabinet, she previously served as the Human Resources and Skills Development Critic, the Critic for Health, Community Economic Development and the Status of Women. She most recently served as the Critic for Aboriginal Affairs.
In the 2008 federal election she defeated nearest rival Reed Elley (Conservative) by over 4,000 votes. After the election she commented that she would be working even harder to see proportional representation during Canada's next election. She does not intend to run in the next election.