Kathleen Wynne

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Kathleen O'Day Wynne (born May 21, 1953) is a Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. Wynne served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2003 to 2022, as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Don Valley West. She is the first woman to serve as the premier of Ontario and the first openly gay premier in Canada. Wynne was first elected to public office as a trustee for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2000. She subsequently was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 2003. Under Premier Dalton McGuinty, she served in various cabinet posts, until resigning to run in the Liberal leadership race when McGuinty announced his resignation in 2012. Wynne replaced McGuinty as premier and leader of the Liberal Party upon her victory of the leadership, and subsequently led the party to a majority government victory in the 2014 Ontario provincial election. As premier, Wynne introduced free prescription...

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