Dianne Saxe

Dianne Saxe
Toronto City Councillor
for Ward 11 University—Rosedale
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byMike Layton
Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Ontario
In office
November 16, 2020 – October 29, 2022
LeaderMike Schreiner
Preceded byAbhijeet Manay
Succeeded byAbhijeet Manay
3rd Environmental Commissioner of Ontario
In office
2015–2019
PremierKathleen Wynne
Doug Ford
Preceded byEllen Schwartzel (interim)
Succeeded byPosition abolished[1]
Personal details
Born
Dianne Shulman

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Ontario Green
Spouse
Stewart Saxe
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(m. 1972; died 2014)​
[2]
Children2; including Rebecca
Parents
Alma mater
Websitediannesaxe.ca

Dianne Saxe, née Shulman, is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected to represent Ward 11 University—Rosedale on Toronto City Council following the 2022 municipal election. Before entering politics, Saxe practised environmental law and served as the last environmental commissioner of Ontario from 2015 to 2019. She was deputy leader of the Green Party of Ontario (GPO) from 2020 to 2022.

  1. ^ Loriggio, Paola (March 15, 2019). "Five losing jobs as Ontario's environment commissioner's office folds in with auditor". CBC News. Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on March 29, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Saxe, Dianne (January 30, 2015). "Lives Lived: Stewart Saxe, 67". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved October 6, 2022.