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| citizenship = Canadian | nationality = Canadian | party = New Democratic Party | residence = Toronto, Ontario, Canada | alma_mater = | occupation = Activist, community worker | profession = Labour Relations Specialist | committees = Standing Committee for Citizenship and Immigration, Canadian Heritage | portfolio = | religion = | signature = | website = | blank1 = Ethnicity | data1 = Sri Lankan Tamil〔 }} Rathika Sitsabaiesan ((タミル語:இராதிகா சிற்சபை ஈசன்); born December 23, 1981) is a Canadian community activist, politician and former New Democratic Party Member of Parliament. She represented Scarborough—Rouge River in the House of Commons of Canada between 2011 and 2015. She was the first Tamil to be elected to the Canadian federal parliament as well the first woman and first person of color to be elected as Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Rouge River.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/egms/docs/2013/YouthDevelopmentRights/Biographies%20of%20Participants.UPDATED.pdf )〕 She was also the youngest Member of Parliament in the Greater Toronto Area.〔〔 ==Early life== Sitsabaiesan was born in Jaffna,〔〔 the capital of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. She has three elder sisters.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mississauga.com/news/article/1002339--rathika-makes-history )〕 Sitsabaiesan and her family emigrated to Canada when she was five.〔〔 Sitsabaiesan grew up in Mississauga, west of Toronto.〔 When her father was disabled following a workplace accident, her mother had to give up her nursing studies to work in a warehouse to support the family.〔 Sitsabaiesan attended the University of Toronto for two years.〔〔 While there, she served as Vice President of the Tamil Students Association.〔 She transferred to Carleton University, where she obtained a Bachelor of Commerce degree.〔〔 Sitsabaiesan served as Operations Manager of the Rideau River Residence Association, Vice President of the Carleton University Students' Association, and Caucus Chair of the New University Government.〔 She also worked for the University of Toronto Students' Union and the Ontario Labour Relations Board.〔 She holds a Master's degree in Industrial Relations at Queen’s University.〔〔 Sitsabaiesan is a member of the Board of Directors of the Malvern Community Coalition, a residents' group in Malvern, Toronto.〔 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「Rathika Sitsabaiesan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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