Jean A. Crowder | |
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| Shadow Minister for Human Resources | |
| In office May 26, 2011 – April 18, 2012 | |
| Leader | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel |
| Preceded by | Mike Savage |
| Succeeded by | Chris Charlton |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics | |
| In office 4 October 2011 – 23 April 2012 | |
| Minister | Peter Penashue |
| Preceded by | Nathan Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
| Member of Parliament forNanaimo—Cowichan | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Reed Elley |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-07-07)July 7, 1952 (age 72) Montreal,Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | divorced |
| Residence | Duncan, British Columbia |
| Profession | human resources consultant, manager |
Jean A. Crowder (born July 7, 1952) is aCanadian businesswoman and politician. She served as aMember of Parliament for theNew Democratic Party from 2004 until 2015.
Crowder was born inMontreal,Quebec. She received a degree inpsychology fromWilfrid Laurier University inWaterloo, Ontario.
Ahuman resources consultant and manager by profession, Crowder was elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada for the first time in the2004 election as theNew Democratic Party (NDP)Member of Parliament for theBritish Columbiariding ofNanaimo—Cowichan. Before she won federal office, she was a councillor in theDistrict Municipality of North Cowichan from 2003 to 2004.[1][2] She has worked atMalaspina University-College, Human Resources Development Canada, and the BC Ministry of Skills Training & Labour.[2]
In theNDP's shadow cabinet, she served as the Human Resources and Skills Development Critic, the Critic for Health, Community Economic Development and the Status of Women, and the Critic for Aboriginal Affairs.[3]
In the2008 federal election, she defeated nearest rivalReed Elley, a former MP running for theConservatives, by over 4,000 votes. After the election, she announced her support forproportional representation to be utilized during Canada's next election.[4] She did not run in the2015 federal election.[5] Following the2012 Canadian federal electoral redistribution, which took effect with the 2015 election, her riding was abolished and its territory transferred to the new ridingsCowichan—Malahat—Langford andNanaimo—Ladysmith. In that election, New Democrat candidatesAlistair MacGregor (a former constituency assistant to Crowder) andSheila Malcolmson held the new ridings for the party.
After leaving the House, she supportedGuy Caron in the2017 New Democratic Party leadership election.[6]
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