Lorraine Michael
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Lorraine Michael is a Canadian politician of Lebanese decent, the leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador.
She is a former nun who left the Roman Catholic Church in 1993 in a protest over the local Archdiocese's handling of alleged sexual assault cases and her opinions on other issues. She later made a name for herself as a feminist and social activist.
In the party's convention on May 28, 2006, Michael defeated writer Nina Patey 107-5 to take over the leadership of the party from outgoing leader Jack Harris.
On November 1, 2006, Michael was elected to Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in a byelection to replace Jack Harris as MHA for the the St. John's area riding of Signal Hill-Quidi Vidi. She captured 1,968 votes to defeat Conservative candidate Jerome Kennedy, who received 1,595 votes. The Liberal Party did not field a candidate.
After the byelection, Newfoundland and Labrador Conservative premier Danny Williams stated: "the NDP have proven, in fact, that they are the real opposition now," in the province, and characterized the Liberal Party as "useless."
| Preceded by Jack Harris |
Leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador 2006– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
