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Alexandra Mendès (born November 3, 1963 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Canadian Liberal politician, currently serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Brossard—Saint-Lambert since 2015. She previously served in the House of Commons from 2008 until 2011 as the MP for the Montreal riding of Brossard—La Prairie. ==Biography== Mendès worked as a constituency assistant to Jacques Saada, who served as a Liberal MP for Brossard—La Prairie from 1997 to 2006. She also taught at the Brossard Portuguese School.〔("Election 2008 candidate profile: Alexandra Mendes ), ''The Globe and Mail''.〕 Mendès was a Quebec assistant to Bob Rae for a period of eight months during his leadership campaign. She has also worked for fifteen years at a settlement organization for new immigrants and refugees at ''Maison Internationale de la Rive-Sud''.〔("Candidate Profile: Alexandra Mendes" ), CBC News, 2008.〕 She was elected to the House of Commons in 2008, defeating Bloc Quebecois MP Marcel Lussier, who had defeated her former boss Saada in the previous election. She initially came in second by 102 votes, but a recount ordered by Elections Canada resulted in her winning by a margin of 69 votes.〔("Liberals oust Bloc in suburban Montreal following recount" ), CBC News, October 24, 2008.〕 She was defeated in the 2011 election by NDP candidate Hoang Mai. In August 2011, Mendès announced her candidacy for the presidency of the Liberal Party of Canada.〔("Liberal Caucus: Party Regroups, Focuses On Economy" ), Huffington Post, 2011.〕 She was defeated in her race for the presidency by Mike Crawley, but remained a committed member of the party, making appearances on CTV and CBC's Power and Politics representing the party. In June 2012, Mendès became President of the Liberal Party's Quebec wing, the Liberal Party of Canada (Quebec). In the 2015 federal election, Mendès was the Liberal candidate in the newly-created riding of Brossard—Saint-Lambert, again facing off against Mai. She defeated Mai, returning to the House of Commons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alexandra Mendès」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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