Cris Aglugub

Aglugub was educated at Araneta University Foundation in the Philippines, and at Red River Community College in Manitoba. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture.[1]

Before entering politics, he worked as a computer programmer and provided technical support to Manitoba Agriculture.[1] He has served on the Mayor's Race Relations Committee and the Manitoba Citizenship Council's Language Bank, and is a Past President of the Philippine Association of Manitoba.[2] He co-founded the Philippine Centre of Manitoba in 1984, and was instrumental in founding a community day care facility.[2] During the 1990s, Aglugub helped facilitate a twinning agreement between Winnipeg and Manila, with a corresponding arrangement between the University of Manitoba and the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila.

Aglugub was elected to the Manitoba legislature in 1999, running as a New Democrat in the north Winnipeg riding of The Maples. He received 4,329 votes against 2,310 for his nearest opponent, Progressive Conservative Ellen Kowalski.[3] Following the NDP's election victory (the Conservatives had formed government since 1988), he was named Legislative Assistant to the Minister of Labour and Immigration,[4] and subsequently to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Trade. In 2003, he supported Bill Blaikie's bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party.[5]

Aglugub was easily re-elected in the 2003 Manitoba general election, receiving about 68% of the vote in The Maples.[3] He was not re-nominated for the New Democratic Party in the 2007 provincial election; Mohinder Saran retained the district for the NDP. He ran in the 2011 provincial election as a Progressive Conservative in the riding of Tyndall Park, being contested for the first time, finishing third behind Ted Marcelino of the NDP and Roldan Sevillano of the Liberals.[6]