Citizenship Canada Spouse David Collenette Profession lawyer | Name Penny Collenette Incumbent Paul Dewar Role Lawyer | |
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Born May 20, 1950 (age 73)
Oakville, Ontario ( 1950-05-20 ) Honors Order of Ontario (2013) Website | ||
Political party Liberal Party of Canada | ||
Penny collenette post secondary education
Penny Collenette (born May 20, 1950 in Oakville, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer, professor and political figure of the Liberal Party of Canada, and member of the Order of Ontario.
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The wife of former Liberal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister David Collenette, she sought, and won, the 2008 Liberal nomination over community activist and businessman Scott Bradley for the riding of Ottawa Centre, which was held by Paul Dewar of the New Democratic Party. She came in second to Dewar in the election.
She was vice-chair of the human rights committee for Liberal International in 1987, and director of volunteers for Jean Chrétien’s leadership race in 1984 and campaign director in the successful 1990 bid, as well as national director and director of legal services for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1993 election. She was subsequently named Director of Appointments for the Prime Minister's office, making hundreds of appointments over four years on the job.
In 2013, Collenette was admitted to the Order of Ontario for her work in ethics and human rights.