Jackie Bishop

Jackie Theresa Bishop, MA (née James; born 12 March 1973) is a Panemian stateswoman and politician who has been serving as Chancellor of the Republic of Panem since June 16th 2014, and leader of the New Democratic Party since April 1st 2010. She is the first chancellor from the New Democratic Party, the second female chancellor and the elected chancellor. Bishop was first elected to the National Assembly in 2005, representing the Nanaimo-Ladysmith constituency in British Columbia.

Born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Ardern grew up in Ladysmith, where she attended a state school. After graduating from the University of British Columbia in 1994, Bishop began her career working as a researcher in the office of NDP MA and her future predecessor, Sheila Malcolmson. She later worked in Toronto, within the Cabinet Office, and was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. In 1999, Bishop was elected to the British Columbia State Assembly as a party list member when she was 26. At the 2004 British Columbia State Election, she was elected again but for the constituency of Nanaimo. Bishop was elected as the National Assembly Member for Nanaimo-Ladysmith in the 2005 federal election, when the NDP became the official opposition for the first time.