Libby Davies

Quick Facts

Full Name	Libby Davies
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1953(1953-02-27)
Age	71
Birthplace	Aldershot
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Aquarius

Libby Davies Biography

Libby Davies is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on February 27, 1953 in Aldershot, Canada. Davies was born in Aldershot (UK) on February 27, 1953. She immigrated to Canada with her family in 1968. In 1969, she moved to Vancouver (British Columbia). She was a member of many grassroots political organizations in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside before she was elected to Parliament. To help Bruce Eriksen start the Downtown Eastside Residents Association, a prominent low-income housing advocacy organization, she dropped out of university. She helped save Carnegie Library, which was later transformed into the Carnegie Community Centre for low-income adults. The Hospital Employees’ Union employed Davies from 1994 to 1997.

Davies was in a relationship of common-law for 24 years with Bruce Eriksen (Vancouver city councillor), who died from cancer in 1997. They had a son named Lief. Davies was the first Canadian female Member of Parliament to disclose that she was in a relationship with a man who was also her husband.

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.

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

Davies was first elected to Parliament in 1997. She was re-elected in 2000 and again in 2006, 2008 and 2008. She was previously the NDP house leader, spokesperson for housing, homelessness, and multiculturalism. In 2008, she was re-elected to parliament. She was a strong advocate for drug policy reform in parliament, particularly to stop the criminalization and abuse of drug users.

Libby Davies Net Worth

Libby Davies is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Libby Davies 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Libby Davies CM, a Canadian politician is from British Columbia. She was born February 27, 1953. From 1997 to 2015 she was the member for Vancouver East, House Leader for NDP (2003 to 2011), and Deputy Leader from 2007 to 2015. She served as Thomas Mulcair’s leader under Jack Layton. Megan Leslie joined Mulcair in 2012 and along with David Christopherson and Megan Leslie. Davies was a founding member of the Downtown Eastside Residents Association, and she served as a Vancouver City Councillor from 1992 to 1993.

As a member of Coalition of Progressive Electors, Davies was elected to Vancouver City Council in 1982. She was re-elected in 1986, 1988 and 1988. In 1993, she ran for the office of Mayor of Vancouver. She lost to Philip Owen.

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.

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In December 2016, Davies was named a member of the Order of Canada. In 2019, she published the memoir Outside In: A Political Memoir.

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Libby Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Libby Davies celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.