Marlene Jennings
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| Hon. Marlene Jennings | |
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Member of Parliament
for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine |
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| Assumed office 1997 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
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| Born | November 10, 1951 Longueuil, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Luciano Del Negro |
| Residence | Montreal |
| Profession | attorney |
Marlene Jennings was first elected as the MP for NDG-Lachine in June 1997. She was re-elected in November 2000, in June 2004 and in January 2006. Ms. Jennings is the first Black woman from Quebec to be elected to Parliament in the history of Confederation. She is a member of the Privy Council.
Ms. Jennings is Deputy House Leader for the Official Opposition and a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs. Previously she was Liberal critic for Justice.
Ms. Jennings is a member of the Canada-Israel Inter-Parliamentary (Friendship) Group, of which she was Vice-Chair for the period May 2006 to November 2007 and Chair from February 2005 to April 2006. Ms. Jennings is a Vice-Chair (Liberal) of the All-Party Group for the Prevention of Genocide and Other Crimes against Humanity.
During the previous Liberal government, Ms. Jennings was Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (with emphasis on Canada-US relations), as well as Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General of Canada and to the Minister for International Cooperation.
Ms. Jennings worked within both the public and private sectors. Between 1988 and 1997 she earned almost ten years experience in the area of policing, first as a member of the Quebec Police Commission and then as Deputy Commissioner for Police Ethics for the Province of Quebec. Professionally she has been active at the trade union level and in the areas of employment equity and communications for women, aboriginal peoples, and ethnic and racial minorities.
Para-professionally, Ms. Jennings has been active in the areas of police ethics, race relations, and minority women’s issues, and she has volunteered in many community associations. With expertise in public accountability and civilian oversight of law enforcement, Ms. Jennings has been the recipient of the Jackie Robinson Award for Professionals, awarded by the Montreal Association of Black Business Persons and Professionals.
Ms. Jennings was sworn to the Québec Bar Association in 1988. She is bilingual and possesses an intermediate knowledge of Italian. Ms. Jennings has been married to Luciano Del Negro since 1974 and they have a daughter, Anne-Darla.
(February 2008)
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| Preceded by Electoral district created in 1996 |
Member of Parliament from Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine 1997-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
