15 Facts About James Beddome

James Robert Beddome was born on October 2,1983 and is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was the former leader of the Green Party of Manitoba from November 2014 to March 2023.

James Beddome has run in several elections for the provincial party, and was the Green Party of Canada candidate in Winnipeg South Centre for the 2019 federal election.

James Beddome has an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Studies and Economics from the University of Manitoba, and has worked as an administrator at Nesbitt Burns.

James Beddome joined the Green Party of Manitoba in 2006, and soon became the chair of its economic policy committee.

James Beddome worked on Kaj Hasselriis's campaign for Mayor of Winnipeg in 2006, and stood as the Green candidate for the rural division of Minnedosa in the 2007 provincial election.

James Beddome travelled by bicycle in the latter campaign, carrying a trailer and sleeping at campsites.

James Beddome said that he wanted to raise awareness about clean modes of transportation as well as the problems faced by family farms.

James Beddome was elected to a two-year term as Manitoba Green Party leader on November 15,2008, defeating incumbent Andrew Basham and third candidate Shane Nestruck.

James Beddome was the party's candidate for a by-election in the northeast Winnipeg division of Elmwood in early 2009.

In 2013, James Beddome stepped down as leader to focus on completing his articles of law after graduating from the faculty of law at the University of Manitoba.

James Beddome ran as a candidate in the party's 2014 leadership race, and was reelected as party leader in November 2014.

James Beddome had been planning on running for federal election in 2019 before Brian Pallister called the provincial elections early.

James Beddome was prepared to retract his federal campaign and had a replacement candidate in place, should he have won the provincial seat but Beddome did not win in either election.

In May 2022, James Beddome announced that he would step down as leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.

James Beddome was succeeded by Janine Gibson on March 26,2023.