1872–1874 A. A. Heaps, CCF (the forerunner to the New Democratic Party) MP, Winnipeg North 1935–1940 Fred Rose, Labor-Progressive (Communist) MP Cartier, Quebec 1943–1947 First Jewish leader of a federal party: David Lewis, New Democratic Party 1971–1975 First Jewish Premiers Dave Barrett, British Columbia New Democratic Party Premier 1972–1975 Tom Marshall, Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party, January 24, 2014 – September 26, 2014 First Jewish Senator: David Croll, Liberal, appointed 1955. First Jewish Leaders of provincial parties Dave Barrett, British Columbia New Democratic Party, 1969-May 20, 1984 Stephen Lewis, Ontario New Democratic Party, 1970–1978 Izzy Asper, Manitoba Liberal, 1970–75 Sidney Spivak, Manitoba Progressive Conservatives, 1971 to 1975 Stuart Smith, Ontario Liberal 1976–1982 Larry Grossman, Ontario Progressive Conservatives, November 22, 1985 - September 10, 1987 Tom Marshall interim, NL Progressive Conservative Party, January 24, 2014 - September 26, 2014 First Jewish Supreme Court Judge: Bora Laskin, 1970, subsequently Chief Justice First Jewish mayors Lumley Franklin, Victoria, 1865–1866 David Oppenheimer, Vancouver, 1888–1891 David Croll, Windsor, 1931–1934 Leonard Arthur Kitz, Halifax, 1955–1957 Nathan Phillips, Toronto, 1955–1962 Vernon Singer, North York (Reeve), 1957–1958 Sidney Buckwold, Saskatoon, 1958–1963 Max Silverman, Sudbury, 1966 Sam Katz, Winnipeg, 2004–2014 Stephen Mandel, Edmonton, 2004–2013 Michael Applebaum, Montreal, 2012 Korean Canadians First Korean Canadian candidates in Canada Dr. David Kho, Ontario New Democratic Party, 1987 provincial election Scarborough—Agincourt Raymond Cho, New Democratic Party, 1988 federal election, Scarborough—Rouge River First Korean Canadian elected to Parliament: Nelly Shin, British Columbia First Korean-Canadian elected to a legislature: Sandy Lee, Northwest Territories First Korean-Canadian to hold federal public office: Yonah Martin (Kim), Conservative, Senator, 2009–present Latvian Canadians First Latvian Canadian MP: Sarmite Bulte, Liberal MP Parkdale—High Park, 1997–2006 Lebanese Canadians First Lebanese Canadian female MP: Maria Mourani, MP for Ahuntsic (2006–2015 Macedonian Canadians First Macedonian Canadian MP Lui Temelkovski, Liberal MP Oak Ridges-Markham 2004–2008 Maltese Canadians First Maltese Canadian MP Sue Barnes, Liberal MP London West 1993–2008 Muslim Canadians First Canadian Muslim Cabinet Minister Maryam Monsef, Minister of Democratic Institutions since November 2015. First Canadian Muslim Senator Mobina Jaffer, one of the six senators for British Columbia since 2001. First Canadian Muslim MP Rahim Jaffer, Reform MP for Edmonton Strathcona from 1997 till 2008. First Female Canadian Muslim MP Yasmin Ratansi, Liberal MP for Don Valley East from 2004 till 2011 and 2015 First Muslim MLA (Alberta) and Cabinet Minister Larry Shaben, Alberta Progressive Conservative MLA for Lesser Slave Lake from 1975 till