__NOTOC__ Eugenia "Genia" Leskiw (née Jereniuk; 1950) is a

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politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the

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in the

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, the first woman and the first

Ukrainian-Canadian Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born pe ...

to represent the area. She was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus and sat on several committees, including Privileges and Elections, the Standing Orders and Printing Committee, and the Special Standing Committee on Members Services.

Electoral history

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