Liz Sandals
| Hon. Liz Sandals | |
|---|---|
| Ontario MPP | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Riding re-established[nb 1] |
| Constituency | Guelph |
| In office October 2, 2003 – September 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Brenda Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
| Constituency | Guelph—Wellington |
| More... | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | David Sandals |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Teacher |
Liz Sandals is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Guelph for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the Minister of Education having been appointed by Kathleen Wynne on February 11, 2013.
Background
Sandals was raised in the Guelph area, and received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Guelph as well as a Master of Mathematics degree from the University of Waterloo.[1] She taught computer science at the University of Guelph.[1] Sandals lives in Guelph with her husband David where they raised two children.
Politics
School board
Sandals was elected to her local public school board in 1988, and was re-elected four times.[1] From 1998 to 2002, she served as President of the Ontario Public School Boards Association.[1] Sandals was the recipient of the first Outstanding Contribution to Education Award, granted by the Ontario Principals' Council.[2]
Provincial politics
In 2003, she ran for the Ontario Liberal Party nomination in the riding of Guelph, and defeated two long-time Liberals. While she was a past supporter of the Progressive Conservative Party and worked for the 1995 campaign of rival Tory MPP Brenda Elliott,[3][4] Sandals defeated Elliott in the Ontario provincial election of 2003 by 2,872 votes in the riding of Guelph—Wellington. During the 2003-2007 session she served as parliamentary assistant for several portfolios including Education. After being re-elected in 2007 in the redistributed riding of Guelph, she was again appointed as parliamentary assistant to portfolios including education and transportation. She was re-elected again in the 2011 election. On February 11, 2013, Sandals was appointed as the Minister of Education by Premier Kathleen Wynne.
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2011 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±pp} | ||
| Liberal | Liz Sandals | 19,734 | 42.3 | +1.5 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Greg Schirk | 11,950 | 25.6 | +0.9 | ||
| New Democratic | James Gordon | 11,148 | 23.9 | +10.0 | ||
| Green | Steve Dyck | 3,234 | 6.9 | -12.6 | ||
| Libertarian | Philip Bender | 305 | 0.70 | |||
| Communist | Drew Garvie | 139 | 0.30 | -0.10 | ||
| Independent | Julian Ichim | 100 | 0.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 46,610 | 100.0 | ||||
| Ontario general election, 2007 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
| Liberal | Liz Sandals | 20,188 | 40.8 | |||
| Progressive Conservative | Bob Senechal | 12,258 | 24.7 | |||
| Green | Ben Polley | 9,635 | 19.5 | |||
| New Democratic | Karan Mann-Bowers | 6,862 | 13.9 | |||
| Family Coalition | John Gots | 402 | 0.8 | |||
| Communist | Drew Garvie | 196 | 0.4 | |||
| Ontario general election, 2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Liz Sandals | 23,607 | 42.3 | ||
| Progressive Conservative | Brenda Elliott | 20,735 | 37.1 | ||
| New Democratic | James Valcke | 6,699 | 12.0 | ||
| Green | Ben Polley | 3,917 | 7.0 | – | |
| Family Coalition | Alan McDonald | 914 | 1.6 | ||
Table of offices held
| Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne | ||
| Cabinet Post (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Laurel Broten | Minister of Education 2013-present |
Incumbent |
References
Notes
- ↑ Riding existed from 1987-1999 when it was reconfigured as Guelph-Wellington. In 2007 it was renamed as Guelph.
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Sandals, Liz. "Liz Sandals MPP: Biography". Retrieved 2011-11-01.
- ↑ "Office of the Premiere, Meet the team". Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ↑ Stead, Hilary (2002-05-31). "Sandals chosen to lead local Liberals provincially". Daily Mercury. p. A1.
- ↑ "Tough choices in local ridings". Daily Mercury. 2003-09-30. p. A10.
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