Natalia Kusendova

Natalia Kusendova is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degrees: in Human and Molecular Biology from the University of Toronto and in Nursing from Nipissing University. In addition, she speaks five languages: English, Polish, French, Czech and Slovak. She represents the riding of Mississauga Centre as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Before being elected, she worked as a nurse. Kusendova is of Slovak and Polish descent.
In March 2020, while the province was under a state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, Kusendova started taking 12-hours shifts in the emergency department at Etobicoke General Hospital.
In September 2020, Kusendova's bill to adopt Franco-Ontarian flag as official emblem of Ontario was passed by Ontario legislature, received royal assent, and became law.