Dana Lajeunesse

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| party = New Democratic

| honorific_suffix = MLA

| office = Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility of British Columbia

| term_start = November 18, 2024

| term_end =

| premier = David Eby

| predecessor = Susie Chant

| successor =

| office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Juan de Fuca-Malahat

| term_start1 = October 19, 2024

| predecessor1 = District created

| successor1 =

| office2 = Member of District of Sooke Municipal Council

| term_start2 = September 30, 2019

| term_end2 = November 7, 2024

| birth_date =

}}

Dana Lajeunesse is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election.Todd Coyne, [https://bc.ctvnews.ca/b-c-ndp-wins-juan-de-fuca-malahat-after-recount-1.7089765 "B.C. NDP wins Juan de Fuca-Malahat after recount"]. CTV Vancouver, October 28, 2024. He represents the electoral district of Juan de Fuca-Malahat as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.

Born and raised in Jordan River,Rick Stiebel, [https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/election/sooke-councillor-seeks-ndp-seat-in-new-riding-7523184 "Sooke councillor seeks NDP seat in new riding"]. Sooke News Mirror, September 20, 2024. Lajeunesse worked in forestry until an accident left him a wheelchair user.[https://www.sookenewsmirror.com/community/accessibility-for-disabled-still-an-issue-in-sooke-177863 "Accessibility for disabled still an issue in Sooke"]. Sooke News Mirror, June 1, 2020. He retrained in mechanical engineering at Camosun College, later working as an engineering technician and an instructor at the college. He served on the municipal council of the district municipality of Sooke from 2019 until his election to the legislature.

He won his provincial assembly seat in the 2024 British Columbia general election, although due to his narrow lead his victory was not confirmed until a recount finalized the result over a week after election day.