Doly Begum
Doly Begum | |
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Begum in 2023 | |
| Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
| Leader |
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| Preceded by | John Vanthof and Sara Singh |
| Critic, Immigration Services and International Credentials | |
| Assumed office July 13, 2022 | |
| Leader |
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| Critic, Early Learning and Childcare | |
| In office August 23, 2018 – June 2, 2022 | |
| Leader | Andrea Horwath |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Berardinetti |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Moulvibazar District, Bangladesh |
| Political party | Ontario New Democratic |
| Residence(s) | Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | |
| Website | www |
Doly Begum MPP (Bengali: ডলি বেগম) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the riding of Scarborough Southwest as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party. At 29, Doly Begum was the youngest New Democrat among the party's caucus and is the first Bangladeshi-Canadian to be elected to a legislative body in Canada.