Candice Bergen (politician)

Candice Marie Bergen (born September 28, 1964) is a Canadian politician. She was the interim leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Opposition from February 2, 2022 to September 10, 2022. Bergen was Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and Deputy Leader of the Opposition under Erin O'Toole from September 2020 to February 2022. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portage—Lisgar in Manitoba since 2008.
She was Minister of State for Social Development during the Stephen Harper government. She also was the Opposition House Leader under Rona Ambrose and Andrew Scheer opposition governments from 2016 until 2020.