Jennifer Bowes

Jennifer Bowes is a Canadian politician. Bowes was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2020 Saskatchewan general election. She represented the electoral district of Saskatoon University as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party caucus from 2020 to 2024.

Political career Bowes first ran for provincial office in the 2016 election in the newly created riding of Saskatoon University. There she finished second to Saskatchewan Party candidate and former Saskatoon City Councillor Eric Olauson by a margin of 348 votes.

Bowes ran again in the 2020 election, challenging Olauson a second time. This time she won the seat, with a margin of 495 votes.

In November 2020, Bowes was named NDP critic for Advanced Education, Innovation, and the Status of Women. Bowes was also named the associate critic for Labour and the Opposition Deputy Whip.

In June 2023, Bowes announced that she would be completing her term but would not seek re-election in the 2024 provincial election. Bowes highlighted her work advancing the issues of paid sick leave, living wages and pay equity, and access to birth control and abortion services.

Personal life Bowes was born in Saskatoon and raised in Waldheim, Saskatchewan. She earned a bachelor's degree in Psychology from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. |