Kerri Irvin-Ross

Kerri Irvin-Ross, MLA is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served as Manitoba's Minister of Healthy Living, Minister of Family Services and was crowned Deputy Premier of Manitoba in 2015 by the previous NDP government. She represented the constituency of Fort Richmond in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, prior to her defeat in the 2016 election.[1]

Kerri Irvin-Ross

MLA
Manitoba Minister of Family Services
In office
October 18, 2013 – May 3, 2016
PremierGreg Selinger
Preceded byJennifer Howard
Manitoba Minister of Housing and Community Development
In office
November 3, 2009 – October 18, 2013
PremierGreg Selinger
Preceded byGord Mackintosh
Succeeded byPeter Bjornson
Manitoba Minister of Healthy Living
In office
September 21, 2006 – November 3, 2009
PremierGary Doer
Preceded byTheresa Oswald
Succeeded byJim Rondeau
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
In office
October 4, 2011 – April 19, 2016
Preceded bynew constituency
Succeeded bySarah Guillemard
ConstituencyFort Richmond
In office
June 3, 2003 – October 4, 2011
Preceded byJoy Smith
Succeeded byconstituency abolished
ConstituencyFort Garry
Personal details
Political partyNew Democratic Party
ProfessionSocial worker
Websitekerriirvinross.ca

Irvin-Ross defeated Progressive Conservative incumbent Joy Smith by 87 votes in the riding of Fort Garry in the 2003 general election.[2] She defeated Progressive Conservative Shaun McCaffrey in Fort Garry by 4,291 to 2,101 in the 2007 general election.[3] In the 2011 general election, Irvin-Ross chose to run in the newly created constituency of Fort Richmond and was re-elected over McCaffrey by 4,026 votes to 2,908.[4]

Irvin-Ross was defeated in the 2016 election, losing her seat to PC candidate Sarah Guillemard.[5]

References
  1. "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
  2. "Fort Garry". Manitoba Votes 2007. CBC News.
  3. "Fort Garry". Manitoba. CBC News.
  4. "Fort Richmod". Elections Manitoba. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  5. "Nine NDP Cabinet Ministers Losing Seats". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved 2016-05-19.


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