Sonia Furstenau Bio, Age, Husband, Children, Height, Net Worth, Salary

Sonia Furstenau

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Sonia Furstenau is a Canadian politician who is currently the leader of the Green Party of British Columbia. On January 27, 2020, Furstenau announced her candidacy for the leadership of the party. Furstenau was raised in Edmonton, the child of German immigrants. She attended McKernan Elementary/Junior High School, where she was in Grade 2 in 1977-78.

NameSonia Furstenau
Net Worth$3 million
OccupationPolitician
Age52 years
Height1.73m
Sonia Furstenau net worth

She went on a trip to Germany with her father, including his native East Germany, where she learned to appreciate the value of democracy by observing the lack of it. She later helped her mother protest against dumping in the vicinity of Elk Island National Park in the early 1990s.

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Furstenau attended the University of Vic toria starting at age 20, attaining an MA in History and a Bachelor of Education. After teaching in Victoria-area schools, her work took her to Shawnigan Lake in 2011. Here she encountered the dumping of toxic soil close to the water supply, which led her to citizen involvement and to becoming a director of the Cowichan Valley Regional District (see below).

Prior to holding elected office, Sonia Furstenau was a high school teacher in Victoria and Shawnigan Lake. She has a BA and MA in History from the University of Victoria. Sonia Furstenau is married to her her husband Blaise.

Sonia Furstenau was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Cowichan Valley. On November 2, 2016, Green Party leader Andrew Weaver announced that Furstenau would replace Adam Olsen as one of the deputy leaders of the party.

In 2014, Sonia Furstenau started her political career when she was elected to serve as a director of Electoral Area B within the Cowichan Valley Regional District. This was after two years of working with the Shawnigan Resident’s Association to protest and appeal a British Columbia Provincial permit that allowed the siting of a landfill on the banks of the community’s source of drinking water, Shawnigan Lake.

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Sonia Furstenau net worth

How much is Sonia Furstenau worth? Sonia Furstenau net worth is estimated at around $3 million. Her main source of income is from her primary work as a politician. Sonia Furstenau’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $400,000 dollars annually. Her remarkable achievements have earned her some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. She is one of the richest and most influential politicians in Canada. Sonia Furstenau stands at an appealing height of 1.73m and has a good body weight which suits her personality.