Wendy Bisaro

Wendy Bisaro is a Canadian politician who represented Frame Lake in the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories from 2007 to 2015.

Early life and education Bisaro was born in Montreal, Quebec, and in 1968 earned a bachelor of education degree from McGill University with a specialty in physical education.

Career After teaching high school in Montreal, she moved to Yellowknife in 1971 and taught at Sir John Franklin High School. From 1985 to its closure in 2004, she worked at Mack Travel; she then became an adult instructor for Canadian North.

In the 2007 provincial election she was elected MLA for Frame Lake, succeeding Charles Dent, who did not run for reelection. She defeated two other candidates with 56% of the vote. Voter turnout was low at 45%. In 2011 she won reelection with 55% of the vote against two other candidates. She was elected chairperson of the Standing Committee on Priorities and Planning in May 2013.