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Libby Davies was born on 27 February, 1953 in Aldershot, United Kingdom, is a Canadian politician. Discover Libby Davies's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 71 years old?

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Occupation Human resources coordinator
Age 71 years old
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Born 27 February, 1953
Birthday 27 February
Birthplace Aldershot, United Kingdom
Nationality United Kingdom

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1953

Libby Davies (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia.

Davies was born in Aldershot, United Kingdom, on February 27, 1953, and immigrated to Canada in 1968 with her family.

1969

She moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1969.

Before being elected to Parliament, she participated in many grass-roots political organizations in the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver.

She dropped out of university to help Bruce Eriksen found the Downtown Eastside Residents Association (DERA), an influential low-income housing advocacy group.

She was instrumental in a campaign to save the Carnegie library, which was later converted into the Carnegie Community Centre serving low-income adults.

1980

Davies' first experience in politics was serving on the Vancouver Parks Board for one term, 1980-82.

1982

Prior to entering federal politics, Davies helped found the Downtown Eastside Residents Association and served as a Vancouver city councillor from 1982 to 1993.

She was elected to Vancouver City Council as a member of the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) in 1982 and was re-elected in 1984, 1986, 1988, and 1990.

1993

She ran for Mayor of Vancouver with the backing of COPE in 1993, losing to Philip Owen.

1994

From 1994–1997 Davies was employed by the Hospital Employees' Union.

1997

She was the member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1997 to 2015, House Leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and Deputy Leader of the party from 2007 until 2015 (alongside Thomas Mulcair under the leadership of Jack Layton and alongside Megan Leslie and David Christopherson after Mulcair became leader in 2012).

For 24 years, Davies lived in a common-law relationship with Vancouver city councillor Bruce Eriksen, who died of cancer in 1997.

They had a son, Lief.

Davies was first elected to parliament in 1997 and re-elected in 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and 2011.

Previously the NDP house leader and spokesperson for housing, homelessness and multiculturalism, she became the health critic in the shadow cabinet of Jack Layton upon the NDP's ascent to Official Opposition status.

In parliament, she was a strong supporter of drug policy reform, specifically to halt the criminalization of drug users.

2001

In 2001, Davies became the first female Canadian Member of Parliament to reveal that she was in a same-sex relationship.

2005

In 2005, during the parliamentary debate on same-sex marriage in Canada, Conservative MP Jason Kenney cited Davies' prior relationship with Eriksen as proof that marriage law does not discriminate against LGBT individuals, since a gay person can marry a member of the opposite sex.

Davies, who was never formally married to Eriksen, joined other commentators in criticizing Kenney for playing politics with other parliamentarians' personal lives.

2007

In December 2007, Davies received the Justice Gerald Le Dain Award for Achievement in the Field of Law.

She was recognized for her "outstanding drug policy reform work" at the 2007 International Drug Policy Reform Conference, hosted by the Drug Policy Alliance and the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation.

2009

In 2009, she was interviewed for the Beyond Gay: The Politics of Pride documentary on Gay Pride celebrations internationally.

2010

Davies faced accusations of antisemitism stemming from a June 5, 2010, interview in which she suggested that Israel has been occupied territory since 1948.

She was criticized for her comments the next day in an Ottawa Citizen editorial.

She responded to these criticisms in a letter to the Citizen, which was also posted on Davies' constituency website.

2011

In 2011, it was announced that Davies would serve as health critic for the Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet, while continuing to serve in her role as deputy leader of the NDP.

2012

Davies declined to stand as a candidate for the leadership of the New Democratic Party in 2012, citing her inability to speak French as a factor.

2014

On December 12, 2014, Davies announced that she would retire from parliament at the 2015 general election after 18 years as a member of Parliament.

2016

In December 2016, Davies was named a member of the Order of Canada.

2019

In 2019, she published the memoir Outside In: A Political Memoir.