Helen Conway-Ottenheimer

Helen Conway-Ottenheimer
MHA
Member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly
for Harbour Main
Incumbent
Assumed office
May 16, 2019
Preceded byBetty Parsley
Personal details
Political partyProgressive Conservative
ResidenceMarysvale
OccupationLawyer

Helen Conway-Ottenheimer (née Conway; born 1964) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.[1][2] She represents the electoral district of Harbour Main as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party. She was re-elected in the 2021 provincial election.[3] Conway-Ottenheimer supported Eugene Manning in the 2023 provincial PC party leadership race.

As of September 22, 2024, Conway-Ottenheimer serves as the Official Opposition critic for Justice and Public Safety, Attorney General, Women and Gender Equality, Francophone Affairs, Persons with Disabilities, and Seniors and Ageing.

Conway-Ottenheimer served on the executive of the youth branch of the PC Party, and became its president at age 20. She is a lawyer by trade and has practiced in the areas of human rights law and criminal defence.[4][5]

She is married to former MHA John Ottenheimer.

References

  1. ^ "Here are 3 of the 14 first-timers headed to the House of Assembly". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cabinet ministers Letto and Hawkins among 9 defeated Liberals". CBC News Newfoundland and Labrador, May 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Here are all the MHAs elected in the Newfoundland and Labrador election". CBC News. March 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Lawyer, lifelong PC supporter Conway – Ottenheimer on the ballot". May 9, 2019.
  5. ^ "TELEGRAM CANDIDATE SURVEY: Helen Conway-Ottenheimer, Progressive Conservative (Harbour Main) | The Compass". www.cbncompass.ca. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved August 1, 2024.


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