Ron Gray

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Ronald O. Gray is the current leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada (CHP). A minor federal party, the CHP is registered under Elections Canada rules, but holds no seats in the Canadian House of Commons.

Gray was elected party leader in 1995.

Gray was born and educated in British Columbia. His professional background includes journalism, public relations, and the federal public service.

He began his career at the Vancouver Sun newspaper, and has also worked at community newspapers in BC and in Suva, Fiji; and the B.C. Report newsmagazine. He was a public information officer for a major public utility in BC, and for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

He was a Trade and Commerce Officer attached to the Canadian Consulate at Cleveland, Ohio; then organized and managed store-front federal government information services direct to the public in Winnipeg and Vancouver. He became Public Information Officer for one of BC's first community colleges, and later served 10 years in a similar capacity at Trinity Western University, Canada's first internationally-recognized evangelical university.

He and his wife, Janet Gray, have raised nine children, including adopted, step- and foster-children, and have 14 grandchildren.

Gray was a CHP candidate in the 1988 federal election, and became the party leader in 1995. His leadership was confirmed at the CHP's 1998 convention in Vancouver, BC with a 98% vote; and at Niagara Falls in 2002 it was again reconfirmed unanimously.

Preceded by Jean Blaquière

Christian Heritage Party of Canada leaders 1995-present

Succeeded by incumbent