Anne McGrath is the Chief of Staff to Jack Layton, the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) of Canada. She is also the past president of the party; she was elected on September 10, 2006 at the party's convention in Quebec City and her term ended on August 16, 2009 when Peggy Nash was elected president at the party's convention in Halifax. McGrath has also served as Director of Operations for the federal NDP caucus, and is a frequent commentator in the media. Previously, she was an activist in the labour, student and women's movements [1] and has been employed by CUPE National & Oxfam Canada. In 1995, McGrath was the Alberta New Democratic Party's candidate in a provincial by-election in Calgary McCall and came in third place.[2] In 1984 federal election, she ran as candidate for the Communist Party of Canada in Edmonton-Strathcona, placing seventh.

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