Charmaine Williams MPP for Brampton Centre has been appointed Associate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity in the province of Ontario. Williams was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the June 2022 provincial election. She represents the riding of Brampton Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. She defeated Deputy Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party Sara Singh during the election. In 2018, Williams became the first black woman elected to Brampton City Council, a position she held before resigning to run in the Ontario provincial election in 2022.
Prior to entering politics, Williams had a 19-year career as a certified Multi-Systemic Therapist, Behavioural Consultant, and Counsellor. She had been a voice on behalf of families and children of all ages coping with domestic violence, mental illness, substance abuse, neglect, trauma, and other personal challenges. Williams had also worked with several therapeutic programs and organizations like Associated Youth Services of Peel, Youth Substance Abuse Program, Peel Children’s Center, and the Reach Out Center for Kids in Peel and the Halton Region.