Jean Crowder
Jean A. Crowder is a Canadian politician, who was a Member of Parliament for the New Democratic Party from 2004 until 2015.Life and career
Born in Montreal, Quebec, Crowder received a degree in psychology from Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario.
A human resources consultant and manager by profession, Crowder was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the first time in the 2004 election as the New Democratic Party Member of Parliament for Nanaimo—Cowichan, British Columbia. Prior to being elected, she was a councillor in the District Municipality of North Cowichan from 2003 to 2004. She has worked at Malaspina University-College, Human Resources Development Canada, and the BC Ministry of Skills Training & Labour.
In the NDP'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.
In the 2008 federal election, she defeated nearest rival Reed Elley by over 4,000 votes. After the election, she commented that she would be working even harder to see proportional representation during Canada's next election. She did not run in the 2015 federal election.
