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Alejandra Zaga Mendez

Alejandra Zaga Mendez

  • Member for Verdun
  • Québec solidaire
  • Whip of the Second Opposition Group
  • Member of the Office of the National Assembly
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for the Environment
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for Wildlife and Parks
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for Natural Resources and Forests
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for Youth
  • Second Opposition Group Critic for the Outaouais Region
 

Biography

Born in Lima, Peru in 1988

Education

  • Post-doctorate in geography, Université Laval (2021)
  • Doctorate in sustainable development and conservation, Université du Québec en Outaouais (2021)
  • Master's degree in natural resource sciences, McGill University (2016)
  • Bachelor's degree in agricultural and environmental sciences, McGill University (2013)

Professional Experience

  • President, Québec solidaire (November 2021 to October 2022)
  • Research assistant, of basic sciences department, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (June to November 2021)
  • Postdoctoral fellow in geography, Université Laval (2021)
  • Lecturer in ecological economics, Université du Québec en Outaouais (2019-2021)
  • Research assistant, Faculty of Law, Université Laval (2018)
  • Teaching assistant, School of Environment, McGill University (2014)
  • Office and internal communications coordinator, Sustainable Concordia, Concordia University (2012-2013)

Community and Political Involvement

  • Collaborator, Canada Research Chair in Ecological Economics, Université du Québec en Outaouais (2016-2022)
  • Member, Canadian Society for Ecological Economics, event organizing and network development (2015-2022)
  • Involvement in the organization Thèsez-vous (2020-2021)
  • Person responsible for policy directions, Comité de coordination nationale de Québec solidaire (2019-2021)
  • Board member, Parole d'ExcluEs (2018-2021)
  • Recipient, doctoral scholarship, Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) (May 2017 to April 2020)
  • Recipient, Hydro-Québec excellence scholarship, awarded to doctoral students, Fondation de l'Université du Québec en Outaouais (April 2018)
  • Recipient, Graduate Excellence Award in Natural Resource Sciences, McGill University (January 2014)
  • Recipient, Master's scholarship, Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarships, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (May 2013)
  • Recipient, CMSF Excellence Awards, Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation (September 2009)
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