Elizabeth Witmer | |
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Chair of the Workplace Safety & Insurance Board | |
Assumed office April 27, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Steve Mahoney |
7th Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
In office April 15, 2002 – October 22, 2003 | |
Premier | Ernie Eves |
Preceded by | Jim Flaherty |
Succeeded by | George Smitherman (2006) |
Ontario MPP | |
In office 1999–2012 | |
Preceded by | New riding |
Succeeded by | Catherine Fife |
Constituency | Kitchener—Waterloo |
In office 1990–1999 | |
Preceded by | Herb Epp |
Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
Constituency | Waterloo North |
Personal details | |
Born | Elizabeth Gosar October 16, 1946 Schiedam, Netherlands |
Nationality | Canadian |
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Alma mater | University of Western Ontario Althouse College of Education University of Waterloo |
Profession | Teacher |
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.