Stephanie Cadieux

Stephanie Cadieux (born 1972 or 1973) is a Canadian politician, who was elected as a BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama. After the 2013 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey-Cloverdale and in the 2017 provincial election, Cadieux was elected in the riding of Surrey South. She is currently Opposition critic for Advanced Education, having previously served, when her party formed the government, as the Minister of Children and Family Development, and prior to that as Minister of Social Development, Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government and Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development.

Stephanie Cadieux
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey South
In office May 9, 2017 – April 30, 2022
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Elenore Sturko
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Cloverdale
In office May 14, 2013 – May 9, 2017
Preceded by	Kevin Falcon
Succeeded by	Marvin Hunt
Minister of Children and Family Development
In office September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Preceded by	Mary McNeil
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Surrey-Panorama
In office May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Riding Established
Succeeded by	Marvin Hunt
Personal details
Born	1972 or 1973 (age 50–51)[1]
Political party	BC Liberal

She was a member of the Select Standing Committees on Health and on Children and Youth, and a former member of the Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Cadieux, formerly the director of marketing and development for the BC Paraplegic Association and manager of accessibility for 2010 Legacies Now Society. Her leadership and resourcefulness led her to be voted one of Business in Vancouver's Top 40 Under 40 for 2007. She has been a wheelchair user since a car accident at age 18.[2] She is the second wheelchair user, following Doug Mowat, elected to the provincial legislature.

She has served as president of the Realwheels Society, ambassador for the Rick Hansen Man in Motion Foundation, a researcher and member of the advisory panel for the International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries (ICORD), a member of the Diversity Advisory Committee for Global BC and as a mentor with the YWCA.

She has traveled extensively, including to Europe, Central America, Africa and North America, some of which has been as a delegate for international development work with people with disabilities in developing countries.

She resigned from her MLA position, effective April 30, 2022, to become Canada's first Chief Accessibility Officer.[3]