Joan Phillip
Joan Phillip | |
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Phillip in 2023 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-profits of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Megan Dykeman |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Strathcona Vancouver-Mount Pleasant (2023-2024) | |
| Assumed office June 24, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Melanie Mark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joan Carter June 12, 1952 North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Political party | NDP (federally, since 1972) BC NDP (provincially) |
| Spouse | Stewart Phillip |
| Relations | Chief Dan George (grandfather) Lee Maracle (sister) |
Joan Phillip MLA (née Carter, formerly Stewart; born June 12, 1952) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2023, as a member of the NDP.
An Indigenous leader and climate activist, Phillip grew up in North Vancouver and Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. She previously worked as a land manager for the Penticton Indian Band, and ran for the federal New Democrats during the 2019 and 2021 Canadian federal elections in the riding of Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola.
Following the 2023 resignation of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Melanie Mark, Phillip was acclaimed as the BC NDP's candidate to contest the by-election. She was elected the riding's MLA at the June 24, 2023, by-election. She was re-elected in the 2024 British Columbia general election in the newly named Vancouver-Strathcona.