Michelle Mungall Politician

Michelle Mungall is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a New Democratic Party Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Nelson-Creston. She was born and raised in St. Albert, Alberta where she attended Paul Kane High School. She later graduated from University of Alberta in Edmonton and ran unsuccessfully for political office in the 2001 Alberta general election, in the St. Albert provincial electoral district.She moved to Nelson, British Columbia in 2002 where she became a municipal councillor. She served one term before enrolling in Royal Roads University's Human Security and Peacebuilding program. She graduated with a Master of Arts degree after writing her thesis on homelessness in rural British Columbia. She decided to run for a seat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia after the current member, Corky Evans, retired. She was successful over three other candidates for the New Democratic Party nomination, and won the Nelson-Creston riding with 54% of the vote.