Janet Eremenko

{{short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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| birth_place = Calgary, Albertahttps://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962

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| office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie

| term_start = May 29, 2023

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| education = University of Guelphhttps://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?p=mla_info&mid=0962

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Janet Eremenko is a Canadian politician from the Alberta New Democratic Party.

Political career

Eremenko stood in Calgary-Elbow in the 2019 Alberta general election, but came in third place behind the UCP's Doug Schweitzer and the former leader of the Alberta Party, Greg Clark.{{Cite web |title=An Evening with Janet Eremenko in Calgary-Elbow |url=https://www.albertandp.ca/eveningwithjaneteremenko |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Alberta's NDP |language=en}}

For the 2023 Alberta general election, Eremenko defeated former MLA Brian Malkinson by 155 votes to 120 votes for the NDP nomination.{{Cite web |title=NDP lock in Eremenko as candidate for targeted Calgary swing riding |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/ndp-lock-in-candidate-for-targeted-calgary-swing-riding |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=calgaryherald |language=en-CA}} In the general election, she was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Currie, defeating Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Nicholas Milliken. Eremenko is a member of the Alberta New Democratic Party.{{cite news |title=The Latest on the provincial election in Alberta |url=https://www.thestar.com/politics/2023/05/29/the-latest-on-the-provincial-election-in-alberta.html?li_source=LI&li_medium=thestar_politics |access-date=30 May 2023 |work=Toronto Star |agency=The Canadian Press |publisher=Torstar Corporation |date=29 May 2023 |language=en}} As of June 21, 2024, she serves as the Official Opposition critic for Mental Health and Addictions.

Personal life

Eremenko is a lifelong Calgarian.{{Cite web |title=Janet Eremenko |url=https://polity.vote/candidate/janet-eremenko/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=Alberta 2023 Provincial Election |language=en-US}}

Electoral history

{{Alberta provincial election, 2023/Calgary-Currie}}

{{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Calgary-Elbow}}

References