Lisa Gretzky Explained

Lisa Gretzky
Honorific-Suffix:MPP
Office1:Deputy House Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Term Start1:July 13, 2022
Office2:Critic, Mental Health and Addictions
Term Start2:July 13, 2022
Leader2:Peter Tabuns (interim)
Office3:Critic, Community and Social Services
Term Start3:August 23, 2018
Term End3:June 2, 2022
Leader3:Andrea Horwath
Office4:Critic, Community Safety and Correctional Services
Term Start4:June 25, 2014
Term End4:June 7, 2018
Leader4:Andrea Horwath
Parliament5:Ontario Provincial
Term Start5:June 12, 2014
Riding5:Windsor West
Birth Date:19 January 1971
Residence:Windsor, Ontario
Profession:Event planner
Spouse:Tyler Gretzky
Children:2
Relations:Wayne Gretzky (Cousin-in-law)

Lisa Gretzky (born January 19, 1971) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, who was elected in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. She represents the riding of Windsor West.

Background

She is the cousin-in-law of Wayne Gretzky through her husband Tyler Gretzky.[1]

Politics

Gretzky was elected as a school trustee in 2008 for the Greater Essex County District School Board.[2] She was elected as vice-chair in 2012.[3]

Gretzky ran in the 2014 provincial election as the New Democratic candidate in the riding of Windsor West. She defeated Liberal incumbent Teresa Piruzza by 1,042 votes.[4] [5]

She was the party's critic for Community Safety and Correctional Services, but as of March 23, 2015, she now resides as the party's critic for Education.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. News: NDP introduces public school board trustee Gretzky as Windsor West candidate . Windsor Star . June 13, 2014.
  2. News: Five newcomers join public board . Wolfson . Monica . The Windsor Star . November 14, 2006 . A6.
  3. News: Burgess elected to lead board . The Windsor Star . December 5, 2013 . A2.
  4. Web site: General Election by District: Windsor West . Elections Ontario . June 12, 2014 . August 11, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140614001856/http://wemakevotingeasy.ca/en/general-election-district-results.aspx?d=103 . June 14, 2014 . dead .
  5. News: An orange sweep across Windsor-Essex, as Liberals win majority . CTV Windsor . June 12, 2014.
  6. News: Horwath sticks around, names NDP shadow cabinet . David . Reevely . June 25, 2014 . Ottawa Citizen.
  7. Web site: Lisa Gretzky, MPP (Windsor West). Legislative Assembly of Ontario. 6 October 2015.