Linda Jeffrey

Her Worship
Linda Jeffery
Jefferey in 2017
50th Mayor of Brampton
Assumed office
December 1, 2014
Preceded by Susan Fennell
Ontario MPP
In office
2007–2014
Preceded by New riding
Succeeded by Harinder Malhi
Constituency Brampton-Springdale
In office
2003–2007
Preceded by Joe Spina
Succeeded by Riding abolished
Constituency Brampton Centre
Personal details
Born 1958 (age 59–60)
Cork, Ireland
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) John Jeffrey
Children 3
Residence Brampton, Ontario

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 then 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.

Background

Jeffrey was born in Cork, Ireland, and moved to Brampton in 1983. She and her husband, John, have three sons.[1]

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.[2]

Provincial politics

During the Progressive Conservatives Party of Ontario 2002 leadership contest, Jeffrey was approached to be the returning officer in Brampton as the party wanted someone who would be independent. In order to be a returning officer, she had to be a member of the party so she joined the PC party in 2002.

Jeffrey joined the Ontario Liberal Party 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] On October 10, 2011, she was appointed Minister of Labour and Minister Responsible for Seniors.[7]

During the 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership contest, Jeffrey was the first cabinet minister and one of four sitting MPPs (along with Reza Moridi, Mario Sergio, and David Zimmer) that endorsed Kathleen Wynne's candidacy at Wynne's campaign launch. On February 11, 2013, Wynne appointed her Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Chair of Cabinet.[8]

Cabinet positions

Ontario Provincial Government of Kathleen Wynne
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Rick Bartolucci Chair of Cabinet
2013–2014		 John Gerretsen
Bob Chiarelli Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
2013–2014		 Bill Mauro
Ontario Provincial Government of Dalton McGuinty
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Charles Sousa Minister of Labour
2011–2013
Also Responsible for Seniors		 Yasir Naqvi
Donna Cansfield Minister of Natural Resources
2010–2011		 Michael Gravelle

Brampton mayoralty

On March 25, 2014, she resigned from the legislature to run for Mayor of Brampton in the 2014 municipal election.[9][10] As of September 30, 2014 she was polling well ahead of the incumbent Susan Fennell.[11] She won the mayoral election defeating Susan Fennell with 49.33% of the vote.[12]

Jeffrey's 2018 re-election campaign pit her against former Ontario Progressive Conservative Party leader Patrick Brown and former federal minister Bal Gosal. Despite that, Jeffrey held a fundraiser at the Conservative Party-associated venue the Albany Club of Toronto, accepting endorsements from former Ontario Progressive Conservative Party presidents Richard Ciano and Ken Zeise, as well as Michael Diamond, Premier Doug Ford's leadership campaign manager.[13]

Election results

Mayor of Brampton

Candidate [14] Vote %
Linda Jeffrey51,06149.33
John Sanderson22,33621.58
Susan Fennell (X)12,97512.54
Gurjit S. Grewal3,4643.35
Donald McLeod2,7822.69
Jacqueline Bell2,1872.11
Ranjit Singh2,0852.01
Muhammad Haque1,8481.79
Baljit Bobby More1,3041.26
Sukhjinder S. Gill8780.85
Hargurnar Randhawa7490.72
Devinder Sangha7310.71
Miriam Wylie4730.46

Brampton—Springdale

Ontario general election, 2011
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLinda Jeffrey15,66344.4-6.1
Progressive ConservativePam Hundal12,75636.2+5.4
New DemocraticMani Singh5,37815.2+4.3
GreenJames Duncan9002.6-4.0
Family CoalitionBart Wysokinski2040.6-0.1
CommunistElizabeth Rowley1520.4
Paramount CanadiansJasbir Singh1360.4
Confederation of RegionsFauzia Sadiq810.2
Total valid votes 35,270 100.0 +1.6
Ontario general election, 2007
Party Candidate Votes%±%
LiberalLinda Jeffrey17,52650.5
Progressive ConservativeCarman McClelland10,70430.8
New DemocraticMani Singh3,78010.9
GreenDaniel Cullen2,2926.6
Family CoalitionSandy Toteda2580.7
CommunistElizabeth Rowley1500.4
Total valid votes 34,710 100.0

Brampton Centre

Ontario general election, 2003
Party Candidate Votes % ±
LiberalLinda Jeffrey16,66143.48+15.48
Progressive ConservativeJoe Spina15,65640.86-16.91
New DemocraticKathy Pounder4,82712.60-1.63
GreenSanjeev Goel8202.14
FreedomWally Dove3560.93

References

  1. ↑ Calleja, Frank (October 3, 2003). "Jeffrey pulls off surprise victory over Spina". Toronto Star. p. B7.
  2. ↑ "School Children Launch Emergency Preparedness Week – 2001", City of Brampton press release, May 10, 2001.
  3. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots by Candidate". Elections Ontario. October 2, 2003. Archived from the original on October 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 10, 2007. p. 2 (xi). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Summary of Valid Ballots Cast for Each Candidate" (PDF). Elections Ontario. October 6, 2011. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 30, 2013.
  6. ↑ Kenyon, Wallace (January 19, 2010). "Sweeping changes hit Queen's Park; Liberal Cabinet". National Post. p. A8.
  7. ↑ "Ontario's new cabinet". Toronto Star. October 21, 2011. p. A18.
  8. ↑ "Ontario's new cabinet". Waterloo Region Record. Kitchener, Ont. February 12, 2013. p. A3.
  9. ↑ Richard J. Brennan; San Grewal (23 March 2014). "Linda Jeffrey quits Ontario cabinet to run for Brampton mayor". Toronto Star. Toronto ON. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  10. ↑ Adrian Morrow; Adam Radwanski (23 March 2014). "Wynne losing Municipal Affairs Minister to Brampton mayoral race". The Globe and Mail. Toronto ON. Retrieved 24 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Former MPP Linda Jeffrey polls well ahead of Susan Fennell in Brampton race". Toronto Star. September 30, 2014.
  12. ↑ "City of Brampton | 2014 Official Results Summary". City of Brampton. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  13. ↑ https://www.bramptonguardian.com/news-story/8932597-pc-party-heavyweights-endorse-linda-jeffrey-for-brampton-mayor-in-snub-of-former-leader/
  14. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2014.
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