Anne Swarbrick was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 who represented the Toronto riding of Scarborough West.
13 Facts About Anne Swarbrick
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Anne Swarbrick served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae.
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Anne Swarbrick went to school at Northview Heights Secondary School and later attended York University but dropped out after a year.
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Anne Swarbrick started working for the federal immigration department eventually becoming a special investigator and adjudicator.
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Anne Swarbrick became an executive assistant with the Public Service Alliance of Canada and eventually became president.
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Anne Swarbrick was active as a volunteer director for such organizations as the Yellow Brick House, Oxfam-Ontario, and Amnesty International.
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The NDP won a majority government and Anne Swarbrick won over half the votes by a margin of 7,819 over her closest opponent.
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In 1991, Anne Swarbrick, who was a pro-choice abortion advocate, spoke out against a new federal law that would have criminalized abortion.
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Anne Swarbrick assisted in gaining provincial funding for Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada.
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The NDP was defeated in the 1995 provincial election, and Anne Swarbrick lost her seat to Progressive Conservative Jim Brown by 2,557 votes.
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Anne Swarbrick started working as the executive director of the Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange.
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Anne Swarbrick went on to become the director of community development.
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Anne Swarbrick helped lead the creation of the Halton Poverty Roundtable and was a member of Halton Region's Housing Advisory Committee.