Maurine Karagianis

Maurine Karagianis (born August 17, 1950) is a Canadian politician, formerly the New Democratic Party MLA for the riding of Esquimalt-Royal Roads in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

In August 2007, Karagianis was appointed the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Transportation in New Democrat leader Carole James' shadow cabinet.

Starting in 1998, she served three years with the provincial government as assistant to three NDP cabinet ministers – first in the Social Services ministry and then in Transportation and Highways.

From 2001 to 2005, she ran a consulting company working with non-profit organizations and First Nations to create seniors housing in BC.

Prior to entering politics she was an entrepreneur, opening her own retail fashion store, operating a wholesale venture and a successful import/export business.