Judy Klassen
Judy Klassen is a Canadian provincial politician, who was interim leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party, from October 2016 to June 2017, succeeding Rana Bokhari. Klassen was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for the riding of Kewatinook in the 2016 election. She defeated incumbent NDP MLA and Deputy Premier Eric Robinson in a closely contested race.
In April 2019, Klassen announced she would not be seeking re-election in Keewatinook, instead seeking the federal Liberal nomination for the riding of Churchill—Keewatinook Aski. In July 2019, Klassen was acclaimed as the Liberal candidate. Her provincial riding covered much of the eastern portion of the federal riding. However, she lost by a nearly 2-to-1 margin to NDP incumbent Niki Ashton.
Klassen grew up in St. Theresa Point First Nation and has a business studies diploma from Red River College in Steinbach.Federal
