Danielle Chartier is a

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politician. She was elected to the

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in a

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on September 21, 2009, representing the electoral district of

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as a member of the

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. She was reelected in the 2011 and 2016 provincial elections. Chartier did not seek re-election in the 2020 provincial election. She is a third-generation resident of the Saskatoon Riversdale constituency. Originally trained as a journalist, she has worked as a reporter for daily newspapers in Moose Jaw and Saskatoon, as well as weekly newspapers and monthly magazines. After obtaining a bachelor of social work degree from the

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, she worked for the Saskatchewan Department of Labour's Work and Family Unit for nearly three years. She has also worked on projects for a number of community organizations including the Saskatchewan Association for Community Living, Catholic Family Services of Saskatoon and the Children's Discovery Museum on the Saskatchewan.

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