Doly Begum is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Scarborough Southwest. She serves as the Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition and the Shadow Minister for Public Transit with responsibility for Equity and Anti-Racism. She also holds the role of Vice-Chair on the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs at Queen’s Park.
In previous terms, MPP Begum served as the critic for Immigration and Foreign Credential Recognition, as well as Early Learning and Child Care. She has also been a member of the Standing Committees on Government Agencies and Social Policy, and previously served as Deputy Whip of the Official Opposition.
In the community, Begum served as the Co-Chair of the Scarborough Health Coalition and Vice-Chair of Warden Woods Community Centre prior to getting elected. She was also the chief coordinator of the Ontario wide political campaign that fought for affordable public electricity for the Province.
Begum moved to Canada as a child with her family and has lived in Scarborough most of her life. She is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has a Master in Development, Administration & Planning from University College, London. She was elected to the Ontario Legislature in June 2018 and is the first Canadian of Bangladeshi origin to hold an elected office at any level in Canada.