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- Peggy A. Nash CM (born June 28, 1951) is a Canadian labour official and politician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district (riding) in Toronto, and was the Official Opposition's Industry Critic. Before becoming a parliamentarian, she worked as a labour official at the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW). In 2005, she became the first woman to negotiate a major contract with one of the Detroit-based automobile corporations. She was first elected as the MP for Parkdale—High Park in the 2006 federal election. In the 2008 federal election, she was defeated in her re-election bid by Liberal candidate Gerard Kennedy. Following the 2006 election, Nash returned to her previous job as a labour official with the CAW. She was elected to a two-year term as the federal NDP's president on August 15, 2009, at the party's convention in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She was a candidate again in the 2011 federal election, and defeated Kennedy, earning 47% of the vote to regain her former seat in the House of Commons of Canada.In 2012, Nash was a candidate for the leadership of the federal NDP. She finished fourth on the second ballot at the party's convention in Toronto on March 24, 2012. In April 2012, she was reappointed as the NDP's Finance Critic by new leader Thomas Mulcair. (en)
- Peggy Nash, née le 28 juin 1951 à Toronto, est une femme politique canadienne. Elle a été députée à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription ontarienne de Parkdale—High Park de l'élection fédérale de 2006 à 2008 et de 2011 à 2015 sous la bannière du Nouveau Parti démocratique. (fr)
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- Peggy Nash, née le 28 juin 1951 à Toronto, est une femme politique canadienne. Elle a été députée à la Chambre des communes du Canada, représentant la circonscription ontarienne de Parkdale—High Park de l'élection fédérale de 2006 à 2008 et de 2011 à 2015 sous la bannière du Nouveau Parti démocratique. (fr)
- Peggy A. Nash CM (born June 28, 1951) is a Canadian labour official and politician from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Parkdale—High Park electoral district (riding) in Toronto, and was the Official Opposition's Industry Critic. Before becoming a parliamentarian, she worked as a labour official at the Canadian Auto Workers union (CAW). (en)
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