Elizabeth Witmer

Elizabeth Witmer
Witmer in 1996
Chair of the
Workplace Safety & Insurance Board
Assumed office
April 27, 2012
Preceded bySteve Mahoney
7th Deputy Premier of Ontario
In office
April 15, 2002 – October 22, 2003
PremierErnie Eves
Preceded byJim Flaherty
Succeeded byGeorge Smitherman (2006)
Ontario MPP
In office
1999–2012
Preceded byNew riding
Succeeded byCatherine Fife
ConstituencyKitchener—Waterloo
In office
1990–1999
Preceded byHerb Epp
Succeeded byRiding abolished
ConstituencyWaterloo North
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Gosar

(1946-10-16) October 16, 1946 (age 78)
Schiedam, Netherlands
NationalityCanadian
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Alma materUniversity of Western Ontario
Althouse College of Education
University of Waterloo
ProfessionTeacher

Elizabeth Witmer OOnt (née Gosar; born October 16, 1946) is a former Deputy Premier of Ontario, Canada. She was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 until 2012, representing Waterloo North and later Kitchener—Waterloo as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

In 2012, she was appointed as chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board.