David Woodbury elected NDP president

Delegates at the NDP convention have elected David Woodbury as president of the party.

Ovide Mercredi announced he was stepping down at age 72

Sean Kavanagh · CBC News · Posted: Mar 18, 2017 3:47 PM EDT | Last Updated: March 18, 2017

Delegates at the NDP convention have elected David Woodbury as president of the party.

Woodbury replaces Ovide Mercredi in the role as head of the party's executive.

Mecredi said earlier in the day it was time for him to step down and for new people to take us into the future.

Woodbury was an associate deputy minister responsible for the Treasury Board for several years of NDP government.

He's also held positions in the party's provincial council.

Woodbury beat out Zita Somakoko.