Kate Young (born 1955) is a former
Canadian
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politician and journalist who served as the
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for the
riding of
London West
London West (french: London-Ouest) is a federal electoral district in London, Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Geography
The district includes the northwest part of the City of London.
I ...
from 2015 to 2021.
Background
Before entering politics, Young worked as a news anchor of London's
CFPL-TV
CFPL-DT (channel 10) is a television station in London, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV 2 system. It is owned and operated by Bell Media alongside Kitchener-based CTV station CKCO-DT, channel 13 (although the two stations maintain separate oper ...
. She is also the former manager of public affairs and community relations for the Thames Valley District School Board.
Federal politics
Young was first elected in the
2015 federal election, defeating
Conservative
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incumbent
Ed Holder
Edwin Anthony Holder (born July 14, 1954) is a Canadian retired politician who served as the 64th mayor of London from 2018 to 2022. . She was re-elected in the
2019 federal election.
After her election in 2015, Young was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport,
Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Par ...
. In a 2017 cabinet reshuffle, Young was moved to the position of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Sport as well as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility in 2018. Following the 2019 federal election, Young was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages.
In March 2021, Young announced that she would not be running in the
2021 federal election. She was succeeded by
Arielle Kayabaga
Arielle Kayabaga is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 2021 Canadian federal election. She represents the electoral district of London West as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Biography
Bor ...
.
Electoral record
References
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Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Politicians from London, Ontario
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Canadian television news anchors
Canadian women television journalists
Canadian public relations people
Fanshawe College alumni
Women in Ontario politics
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians
1955 births