Preceded by Susan Fennell Preceded by Joe Spina Party Ontario Liberal Party Constituency Brampton-Springdale Role Politician | Succeeded by Harinder Malhi Name Linda Jeffrey Preceded by New riding Succeeded by Riding abolished Residence Brampton, Canada | |
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Brampton mayor linda jeffrey explains why lord s prayer dropped from council meetings dec 10 2014
Linda Jeffrey (born c. 1958) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. In 2014, she was elected as Mayor of Brampton. From 2003 to 2014 she was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the ridings of Brampton Centre and Brampton—Springdale. She served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. On March 25, 2014, she resigned from the legislature to run for Mayor of Brampton, which she won on October 27, 2014.
Contents
- Brampton mayor linda jeffrey explains why lord s prayer dropped from council meetings dec 10 2014
- Special Interview with Linda Jeffrey Mayor of Brampton
- Background
- Municipal politics
- Provincial politics
- Brampton mayoralty race
- References
Special Interview with Linda Jeffrey, Mayor of Brampton
Background
Jeffrey was born in Cork, Ireland, and moved to Brampton in 1983. She and her husband, John, have three sons.
Municipal politics
She was elected as a city councillor for Brampton's Ward 2 in 1991, and helped to negotiate the sale of Brampton Hydro toward the end of the decade (in addition to representing Brampton on the provincial Hydro One Board of Directors). Jeffrey also chaired the city's Budget Committee, and increased public access to the city's budget review process during her time as a councillor. She served as Acting Mayor of Brampton in May 2001, making at least one official appearance with the title.
Provincial politics
In 2002, during the Leadership Convention, the Progressive Conservatives party approached Linda Jeffrey to be their Returning Officer in Brampton for the Leadership Convention as they wanted someone who would be independent. In order to be a Returning Officer, she had to be a member of the party so joined the PC party in 2002. Jeffrey joined the Liberals in 2003 after being recruited by Greg Sorbara to run in the provincial election of 2003. She defeated incumbent Progressive Conservative Joe Spina by 1,005 votes in Brampton Centre. The Liberals won the election and she initially served as a backbench supporter of Premier Dalton McGuinty. She was re-elected in the redistributed riding of Brampton-Springdale in 2007 and 2011.
Between 2005 and 2010 she served in a variety of positions including Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Children and Youth Services, Democratic Renewal, Intergovernmental Affairs, Citizenship and Immigration and Transportation.
On January 18, 2010, Premier Dalton McGuinty appointed her to cabinet as Minister of Natural Resources. On October 10, 2011, Premier Dalton McGuinty appointed her to cabinet as Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Seniors.
On February 11, 2013, Premier Kathleen Wynne appointed her to cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. She was also appointed as Chair of Cabinet by Premier Wynne.
Brampton mayoralty race
On March 25, 2014, she resigned from the legislature in order to run for Mayor of Brampton in the 2014 municipal election. As of September 30, 2014 she was polling well ahead of the incumbent Susan Fennell. She won the mayoral election defeating Susan Fennell with 49.33% of the vote.