Charmaine Williams
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Charmaine Williams | |
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Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre | |
Assumed office June 2, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sara Singh |
Personal details | |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Charmaine Williams is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2022 provincial election. She represents the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. She defeated Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party Sara Singh.[1] Williams was previously a bevahioural therapist before running for politics. In 2018, she became the first Black woman elected to the Brampton City Council representing Wards 7 and 8.[2][3]
References
- ^ Jenna Moon (June 2, 2022). "PCs' Charmaine Williams takes Brampton Centre riding from NDP deputy leader Sara Singh". Toronto Star. ISSN 0319-0781.
- ^ Sheikh, Maleeha. "Charmaine Williams becomes first black woman elected to Brampton City Council". CityNews. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ Mirza, Maryam. "Charmaine Williams wins, making her first black woman to win a seat on Brampton city council". Brampton Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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