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About Maurine Karagianis
- Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, formerly the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. She was first elected in the 2005 election to the constituency of Esquimalt-Metchosin, garnering almost 50 percent of votes cast and 2,895 more votes than the next closest candidate.
- She was re-elected in 2009 to the new constituency of Esquimalt-Royal Roads and again in 2013. In August 2007, Karagianis was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Transportation in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet.
- She had previously served as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry Children and Family Development, and, prior to that, the Ministry of Small Business and Revenue.
- Following the 2009 election, Maurine was again appointed as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
- In January 2011, Maurine was elected as Official Opposition Caucus Whip and served in that position until her retirement.
- In June 2014, Maurine was appointed as Advocate for Seniors, Women & Childcare & Early Learning. Maurine Karagianis retired from provincial politics in May 2017.
- She is currently keeping bees, blogging about that and other topics, and once again doing some work in the affordable housing sector. In August 2018, Maurine was appointed for a two-year term as Chair of the Board of Directors of the Knowledge Network. Prior to serving as an MLA, she was elected as a municipal councillor in Esquimalt in 1996, and re-elected in 1999 and again in 2002. Starting in 1998, she served three years with the provincial government as assistant to three NDP cabinet ministers – first in the Social Services ministry and then in Transportation and Highways.
- From 2001 to 2005, she ran a consulting company working with non-profit organizations and First Nations to create seniors housing in BC. She is an entrepreneur, opening her own retail fashion store, operating a wholesale venture and a successful import/export business.
- She was also a co-founder of the Sunshine Folkfest in Powell River, BC.
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