Candice Bergen

Candice Marie Bergen is a Canadian politician who has been Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party and the Deputy Leader of the Opposition since September 2020. Originally elected under the name Candice Hoeppner, Bergen has been Member of Parliament for Portage—Lisgar in Manitoba since 2008, winning reelection in 2011, 2015, and 2019. She was previously Minister of State for Social Development in the Harper Government and Opposition House Leader under Rona Ambrose and Andrew Scheer from 2016 until 2020.