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Dianne Watts
Dianne Watts | |
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| Official Opposition Critic for Employment, Workforce Development and Labour | |
| In office August 30, 2017 – September 24, 2017 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Succeeded by | Steven Blaney |
| Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – September 30, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | riding created |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Hogg |
| 35th Mayor of Surrey | |
| In office December 5, 2005 – December 8, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Doug McCallum |
| Succeeded by | Linda Hepner |
| Surrey City Councillor | |
| In office December 2, 1996 – December 5, 2005 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dianne Lynn (Milan) Watts October 30, 1959 Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Surrey First (municipal) Conservative (federal) BC Liberal (provincial) |
| Spouse | Brian Watts[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Surrey, British Columbia |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://diannewattsmp.ca/ |
Dianne Lynn Watts (born October 30, 1959) is a former politician in British Columbia, Canada. She won her first federal election campaign in October 2015 to become a federal Member of Parliament for South Surrey—White Rock. In 2017 she resigned as MP to pursue a failed leadership bid for the BC Liberal provincial party. Previously, Watts served as the mayor of Surrey, the second-largest city in the province from 2005 to 2014. She was elected in 2005 to this office as the city's first female mayor.[2]
- ^ Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts: More than meets the eye. Frances Bula, The Globe and Mail, February 19, 2010
- ^ Hume, Mark (November 6, 2010). Surrey mayor considers her next political move. The Globe and Mail, p. A8. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
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