Christine Elliott | |
|---|---|
 Elliott in October 2014 | |
| 11th Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
| In office June 29, 2018 – June 24, 2022 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Deb Matthews |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Jones |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office June 20, 2019 – June 24, 2022 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Herself[a] |
| Succeeded by | Sylvia Jones |
| Minister of Health and Long-Term Care | |
| In office June 29, 2018 – June 20, 2019 | |
| Premier | Doug Ford |
| Preceded by | Helena Jaczek |
| Succeeded by | Herself[b] Merrilee Fullerton[c] Michael Tibollo[d] |
| 1st Patient Ombudsman of Ontario | |
| In office July 1, 2016 – February 1, 2018 | |
| Minister | Eric Hoskins |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Craig Thompson |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament | |
| In office June 7, 2018 – May 3, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Ballard |
| Succeeded by | Dawn Gallagher Murphy |
| Constituency | Newmarket—Aurora |
| In office October 10, 2007 – August 28, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Lorne Coe |
| Constituency | Whitby—Oshawa |
| In office March 30, 2006 – October 10, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Flaherty |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Constituency | Whitby—Ajax |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christine Janice Elliott April 13, 1955 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Whitby, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of Western Ontario |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Christine Janice Elliott KC (born April 13, 1955) is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the 11th deputy premier of Ontario and the Ontario minister of health from 2018 to 2022.
Elliott was elected to represent the riding of Newmarket—Aurora in the 2018 Ontario general election. She is the widow of former Canadian Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty under former Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper (2006–2014). Eliott served as Ontario PC Party Deputy Leader from 2009 to 2015 under Tim Hudak. She was the runner-up in both the 2015 and 2018 PC party leadership races and placed third in the 2009 race.
She was a Progressive Conservative member in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2006 to 2015. She represented the ridings of Whitby—Ajax and Whitby—Oshawa, east of Toronto. Elliott was a candidate in the 2009 Progressive Conservative leadership election and came in third place behind winner Tim Hudak and runner-up Frank Klees. She was appointed as the party's deputy leader in 2009. She was a candidate for 2015 leadership election but lost to former federal MP Patrick Brown. Following her second loss, Elliott resigned her seat in the legislature and was appointed as Ontario's first Patient Ombudsman by then-Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Eric Hoskins, serving until she stepped down to make her third bid for the Ontario PC Party leadership. In that contest, Elliott won the most votes and ridings but lost the contest to Doug Ford. She then received the nomination to run for the riding of Newmarket-Aurora and was elected on June 7, 2018, as the PC Party won the election. She did not stand in the 2022 Ontario general election.
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