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| − | Premier of the province of Ontario and Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament representing the riding of Don Valley West in Toronto, Canada. First female and openly gay Premier of a Canadian province. Began her political career as a School Trustee in 2000, and was elected in a provincial election in 2003 as a Liberal. Became Minister of Education, and subsequently Minister of Transportation, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Aboriginal Affairs. Succeeded to leadership of the provincial Liberal party in 2012 when Dalton McGuinty resigned, which placed her as Premier of the Province. | + | Premier of the province of Ontario (since 2012, re-elected with a majority government 2014) and Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament representing the riding of Don Valley West in Toronto, Canada. First female and openly gay Premier of a Canadian province. Began her political career as a School Trustee in 2000, and was elected in a provincial election in 2003 as a Liberal. Became Minister of Education, and subsequently Minister of Transportation, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Aboriginal Affairs. Succeeded to leadership of the provincial Liberal party in 2012 when Dalton McGuinty resigned, which placed her as Premier of the Province. Re-elected with a majority government in 2014. |
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| + | ==Further Reading/Research== | ||
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| + | * http://kathleenwynne.ca/ | ||
| + | * http://www.premier.gov.on.ca/team/biography.php?mpp=24 | ||
| + | * http://kathleenwynne.onmpp.ca/ | ||
| + | * http://news.nationalpost.com/tag/kathleen-wynne/ | ||
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Revision as of 19:22, 13 June 2014
Contents
Country
Canada
Birth - Death
1953 -
Occupation
Politics
Notable Achievements
Premier, Government Minister
Description
Premier of the province of Ontario (since 2012, re-elected with a majority government 2014) and Liberal Member of Provincial Parliament representing the riding of Don Valley West in Toronto, Canada. First female and openly gay Premier of a Canadian province. Began her political career as a School Trustee in 2000, and was elected in a provincial election in 2003 as a Liberal. Became Minister of Education, and subsequently Minister of Transportation, Municipal Affairs and Housing, and Aboriginal Affairs. Succeeded to leadership of the provincial Liberal party in 2012 when Dalton McGuinty resigned, which placed her as Premier of the Province. Re-elected with a majority government in 2014.
