Robin Lennox
{{Short description|Canadian politician and activist}}
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| parliament = Ontario Provincial
| term_start = February 27, 2025
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| predecessor = Sarah Jama
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| riding = Hamilton Centre
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| party = Ontario New Democratic
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| alma_mater = McMaster University (M.D., 2015)
| profession = Family physician
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Robin Barbara Bateman Lennox is a Canadian physician and politician who was elected as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the 2025 Ontario general election. A member of the Ontario New Democratic Party (NDP), Lennox represents Hamilton Centre in the Legislative Assembly. Prior to entering politics, Lennox practised family medicine.{{Cite news |last=McCullough |first=Kate |date=2025-02-27 |title=Hamilton Centre back in NDP fold |url=https://www.thespec.com/news/hamilton-region/hamilton-centre-back-in-ndp-fold/article_fcaf135a-6f53-5409-81b4-58b6bd702809.html |access-date=2025-02-28 |work=The Hamilton Spectator |language=en |issn=1189-9417}}
Medical career
Lennox graduated from the DeGroote School of Medicine at McMaster University in 2015 and completed her residency in family medicine in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Robin Barbara Bateman Lennox - Physician Information |url=https://register.cpso.on.ca/physician-info/?cpsonum=106103 |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=register.cpso.on.ca}} Lennox specializes in addiction medicine. She has worked with the Shelter Health Network and was medical director for the supervised consumption service at the YWCA, as well as co-head of the substance use service at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton. She served on the City of Hamilton's public health sub-committee.{{Cite web |last=Coleman |first=Joey |date=2025-02-04 |title=Robin Lennox Wins Nomination of the Divided Hamilton Centre NDP |url=https://thepublicrecord.ca/2025/02/robin-lennox-wins-nomination-of-the-divided-hamilton-centre-ndp/ |access-date=2025-02-28 |website=TPR Hamilton {{!}} Hamilton's Civic Affairs News Site |language=en-CA}}
Political career
Lennox was nominated to be the Ontario NDP candidate in Hamilton Centre on February 3, 2025, shortly before the election. Hamilton Centre was the riding of former NDP leader Andrea Horwath, who went on to become Mayor of Hamilton. In the general election, she defeated incumbent Sarah Jama, who won the riding for the NDP in a by-election in 2023. Jama ran as an independent, after being removed from the party.
Electoral record
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Category:21st-century Canadian women politicians
Category:McMaster University alumni
Category:Ontario New Democratic Party MPPs
Category:Politicians from Hamilton, Ontario
Category:Women MPPs in Ontario
Category:21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
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