Councillor Dipika Damerla

Dipika Damerla was elected to the Mississauga City Council, representing Ward 7, in 2018. She is a long-time community leader in the city. 

She’s spent seven years representing the residents of Mississauga East-Cooksville as their Member of Provincial Parliament and also as Ontario’s Associate Minister of Health & Long Term Care and Minister of Seniors Affairs. In that time, she’s built a reputation as a hard-working advocate for the place she calls home. Someone who listens to her constituents addresses their concerns and stays in touch with them.

Before entering politics, Dipika worked in corporate banking and ran a successful small business in Mississauga. She holds an MBA in Finance from the Rotman School of Management.