Marianne Cerilli was born on 1961 and is a politician in Manitoba, Canada.
14 Facts About Marianne Cerilli
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Marianne Cerilli served as a New Democratic member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 until 2003, though she was not called to cabinet when the party formed government in 1999.
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Marianne Cerilli worked at the Unemployed Health Centre of Winnipeg, and was a consultant to Manitoba Employment and Youth Services for three years.
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Marianne Cerilli initially intended to run for the NDP in the centre Winnipeg riding of Broadway in the 1990 provincial election, but lost the party nomination to Conrad Santos by one vote.
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Marianne Cerilli instead ran in the northeast Winnipeg riding of Radisson, where she defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Thompson by almost 1,500 votes.
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The Progressive Conservatives won the general election, and Marianne Cerilli joined nineteen other New Democrats in the official opposition.
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Marianne Cerilli was re-elected in the 1995 provincial election, defeating Liberal challenger Art Miki by 4,891 votes to 2,401.
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The Progressive Conservatives won the general election again; during her time in opposition, Marianne Cerilli served as NDP critic for Housing, Workplace Safety, Health and Youth.
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Marianne Cerilli was regarded as one of the more left-wing members of caucus, and was the only Manitoba MLA to support Svend Robinson, rather than Lorne Nystrom, for the leadership of the federal NDP in 1995.
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The NDP were victorious in the 1999 provincial election, and Marianne Cerilli personally defeated Progressive Conservative Henry McDonald by 5,198 votes to 3,114.
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Marianne Cerilli was not appointed to cabinet, but served as legislative assistant to the Minister of Family Services and Housing.
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Marianne Cerilli lost the nomination to Rob Altemeyer, who served as an MLA until he retired in 2019.
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Marianne Cerilli now teaches part-time at the University of Winnipeg, and is operating a community development business.
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On September 15,2006, Marianne Cerilli officially registered as a candidate for Mayor of the City of Winnipeg in the 2006 municipal election, but came second to incumbent mayor Sam Katz.