Change is not always welcomed. The default position for many of the people in government is white male. - Zanana Akande

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Change is not always welcomed. The default position for many of the people in government is white male.

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About Zanana Akande

Zanana Lorraine Akande (born <abbr>c.</abbr> 1937) is a Canadian politician in Ontario. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1994 who represented the downtown Toronto riding of St. Andrew—St. Patrick. She served as a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. She was the first woman from the African Diaspora elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and the first Black woman to serve as a cabinet minister in Canada.

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Alternative Names: Zanana Lorraine Akande
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