Leona Alleslev
| Leona Alleslev MP | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement | |
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In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Judy Foote |
| Preceded by | Chris Warkentin |
| Succeeded by | Steven MacKinnon |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | District Created |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 16, 1968[1] |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ted Krofchak |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Richmond Hill, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 Canada |
| Service/branch |
 Royal Canadian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1987 – 1996 |
| Rank | Captain |
Leona Alleslev, MP is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill in the House of Commons of Canada in the Canadian federal election, 2015.[2]
Alleslev graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada, and served as a logistics officer in the Royal Canadian Air Force, retiring with the rank of captain. She has held leadership positions within the Department of National Defence, as well as senior managerial roles with IBM and Bombardier Aerospace.[3] Alleslev also served on the Aerospace Industry Association of Canada, the Ontario Aerospace Council and the Women in Aerospace Association joint government/industry change initiatives.
In these roles, Alleslev worked to change the way multi-million dollar government contracts were structured, evaluated and awarded. At Bombardier Aerospace she was responsible for defining and implementing the final assembly line infrastructure for the Global Express business aircraft programs. Additionally, she has served as an industry thought leader who has presented advanced manufacturing technical papers at engineering and maintenance society conferences.
Alleslev currently serves as a member of the Standing Committee on National Defence, and in March 2017, she was elected as Chair of the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Leona Alleslev | 24,104 | 47.3% | +19.45% | – | |||
| Conservative | Costas Menegakis | 23,043 | 45.2% | −6.31% | – | |||
| New Democratic | Brenda Power | 2,908 | 5.7% | −10.25% | – | |||
| Green | Randi Ramdeen | 654 | 1.3% | −2.17% | – | |||
| Animal Alliance | Kyle Bowles | 241 | 0.5% | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | – | 100.0 | $211,322.50 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | – | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 50,950 | 64.62% | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 78,848 | |||||||
| Liberal notional gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.88 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[4][5][6] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-04-05. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Taekema, Dan (October 20, 2015). "Liberal, Conservative Candidates in Tight Race in Aurora-Oak Ridges-Richmond Hill]". The Toronto Star.
- ↑ "Leona Alleslev Biography". liberal.ca.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2015-08-15 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
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