About Darlene

Darlene Rotchford was first elected as the MLA for Esquimalt-Colwood in 2024.

Darlene was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Labour in November 2024. She is also the government’s Military Liaison.

Darlene has a background of active involvement and leadership in the labour movement, including serving various elected roles on the Victoria Labour Council’s executive committee, most recently as the President of the Victoria Labour Council from 2020 to 2023. She was also an active member in the British Columbia General Employees Union (BCGEU), where she served as a representative for the Community Health Component for South Vancouver Island.

At the provincial level, she has previously served on the BCGEU Provincial Executive Women’s Committee and Young Worker Committee and BCGEU Environment Committee. She was also involved as a member of the British Columbia Federation of Labour Executive Council, and served as the Pacific Region Labour Representative on the Canadian Council of that Canadian Labour Congress.

In her professional career, Darlene has accumulated over 18 years of experience working in the field of Mental Health and Addictions in Greater Victoria.

Before being elected as MLA, Darlene sat as a councillor for the Township of Esquimalt from 2022-2024.

Darlene is a military wife to her husband Joey and a mother to her daughter Evie.

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