Sara Singh

Sara Singh (born 1985) is a Canadian politician. She was one of the two Deputy Leaders of the Ontario New Democratic Party, alongside John Vanthof, and also Opposition Critic for Attorney General from 2018 until 2022.[1] Singh was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election at the age of 33.[2][3] She represented the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Ontario New Democratic Party until her defeat in the 2022 Ontario general election.[4]

Sara Singh
Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office August 23, 2018 – July 13, 2022 Serving with John Vanthof
Leader	Andrea Horwath
Preceded by	Jagmeet Singh
Succeeded by	Sol Mamakwa and Doly Begum
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Brampton Centre
In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Charmaine Williams
Personal details
Born	(1985-03-19) March 19, 1985
Political party	New Democratic

Singh was born in Brampton where her parents met in the early 1980s. Her mother is from Guyana and her father is from Punjab, India.[5] She is the first Indo-Caribbean female to be elected to the Ontario legislature.[6]

She is the founding director of Broadening Horizons, a not-for-profit organization that educates youth about social justice issues and the arts, was Vice-President of Brampton Caledon Community Living

Singh has a master's degree in international development studies from St. Mary's University and a B.A. in political science from York University's Glendon Campus,[7] and has recently earned a Ph.D. specializing in public policy from Toronto Metropolitan University.