Jennifer Chen | |
Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Fort Richmond |
Term Start: | October 3, 2023 |
Predecessor: | Sarah Guillemard |
Party: | New Democratic |
Honorific Suffix: | MLA |
Children: | 2 |
Jennifer Chen is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. She represents the district of Fort Richmond as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party.[1] She is the first MLA of Chinese descent to be elected to the Manitoba legislature.
Chen moved to Canada c. 2008 to attend the University of Manitoba, where she earned a masters degree in kinesiology.[2] [3] Prior to her election, she served as a trustee for the Winnipeg School Division.[4]