Kathleen Wynne
Kathleen O'Day Wynne (born May 21, 1953)[1] is a Canadian politician. She was the 25th Premier of Ontario and the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. Wynne was the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly LGBT premier in Canada.[2] She was the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Don Valley West from 2003 to 2022.[3]
Kathleen Wynne | |
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| 25th Premier of Ontario | |
| In office February 11, 2013 – June 29, 2018 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | David Onley Elizabeth Dowdeswell |
| Preceded by | Dalton McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | Doug Ford |
| Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party | |
| In office January 26, 2013 – June 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dalton McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | John Fraser (interim) |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley West | |
| In office October 2, 2003 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | David Turnbull |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Bowman |
| More...[broken anchor] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Kathleen O'Day Wynne May 21, 1953 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Phil Cowperthwaite
(m. 1977; div. 1991)Jane Rounthwaite (m. 2005) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
2018 provincial election
changeWynne and the Liberals began their 2018 provincial election campaign on May 9, 2018. They were doing very badly in the opinion polls against the Progressive Conservatives. Their leader was former Toronto City Councillor Doug Ford. An analysis of several polls by the CBC showed that the Progressive Conservatives had the most support out of all the parties.[4]
On the day of the election, the Progressive Conservatives won a majority government and the NDP became the Official Opposition. The Liberals won only seven seats in the Legislature.[5] This was their worst result since Confederation.
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Liberal Leadership Candidate Profile: Kathleen Wynne". TVO. January 16, 2013. Archived from the original on January 30, 2013. Retrieved January 27, 2013.
- ↑ Morrow, Adrian (February 25, 2015). "Ontario PCs distance themselves from MPP who denies evolution". The Globe and Mail.
- ↑ "Kathleen O. Wynne". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. October 2, 2003. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ↑ Grenier, Éric (April 6, 2018). "With nine weeks to go, the Ontario election is Doug Ford's to lose". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
- ↑ Vomiero, Jessica (June 8, 2018). "Kathleen Wynne won her seat, but the Liberals lost official party status". Global News. Retrieved April 3, 2020.