Elizabeth May

Elizabeth Evans May  (born June 9, 1954) is an American-born Canadian politician. May was leader of the Green Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for Saanich—Gulf Islands. She is an environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer, May served as the Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada from 1989 to 2006.

Political career
On May 2, 2011, she became the first member of the Green Party of Canada to be elected as a Member of Parliament.

May ran for re-election in the 2015 federal election in the riding of Saanich–Gulf Islands and was successful in regaining her seat in Parliament. After the 2015 election, she was the only Green Party member in the House of Commons. This changed on May 6, 2019, when Paul Manly was elected. Manly became the second Green Party member in the House of Commons.

After the 2019 Canadian federal election, May said she was going to stop being the leader of the Green Party.

After Annamie Paul resigned, May announced she would run in the leadership election to replace her. Running on a joint ticket with human rights activist Jonathan Pedneault, May won the leadership election on November 19, 2022. In the 2025 election, May won re-election in her riding of Saanich—Gulf Islands, becoming the party's sole representative in Parliament. On August 19, 2025, May announced her plan to resign as party leader and not lead the party into the next federal election.

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