CanadaProvincial & local legislatureNew Democratic PartyBritish Columbia · Vancouver-StrathconaMember of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Joan Phillip
Profile
Joan Phillip is a Canadian politician and Indigenous leader serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. First elected in a 2023 by-election for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and re-elected in 2024 for the newly named Vancouver-Strathcona, she has a long history of activism in environmental and Indigenous rights. Before her provincial election, she served as a land manager for the Penticton Indian Band for two decades and was a candidate for the federal New Democratic Party. Her political platform emphasizes support for safe supply services, rental protection, and universal pharmacare.
Details
- Born
- June 12, 1952 · 74 years old
- Birth place
- North Vancouver, British Columbia
- Education
- University of Saskatchewan, National Aboriginal Land Managers Association
- Career
- Land manager for the Penticton Indian Band, youth counsellor, program director at the Aboriginal Friendship Centre, member of the Penticton Band Council
