BC Election
About
Jennifer Whiteside is the BC NDP candidate for New Westminster-Coquitlam and the sitting MLA, first elected in 2020 for New Westminster (now New Westminster-Coquitlam). She was appointed Minister of Labour in November 2024 and previously served as Minister of Education and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions. Before the legislature she was chief spokesperson and lead negotiator for the Hospital Employees’ Union and worked with community organizations and labour unions at the provincial and national level, including on living-wage campaigns and health-care and social-justice issues. Born and raised in New Westminster, she holds a History degree from Simon Fraser University.