Kathleen Wynne

Kathleen Wynne
Wynne in 2017
25th Premier of Ontario
In office February 11, 2013 – June 29, 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	David Onley Elizabeth Dowdeswell
Preceded by	Dalton McGuinty
Succeeded by	Doug Ford
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley West
In office October 2, 2003 – May 3, 2022[1]
Preceded by	David Turnbull
Succeeded by	Stephanie Bowman
Additional offices held Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party In office January 26, 2013 – June 7, 2018 Preceded by Dalton McGuinty Succeeded by John Fraser (interim) Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs In office February 11, 2013 – June 29, 2018 Premier Herself Preceded by Laurel Broten Succeeded by Doug Ford Minister of Agriculture and Food In office February 11, 2013 – June 24, 2014 Premier Herself Preceded by Ted McMeekin Succeeded by Jeff Leal Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister of Aboriginal Affairs In office October 20, 2011 – November 5, 2012 Premier Dalton McGuinty Preceded by Sandra Pupatello (Municipal Affairs and Housing); Chris Bentley (Aboriginal Affairs) Succeeded by Bob Chiarelli (Municipal Affairs and Housing); Chris Bentley (Aboriginal Affairs) Minister of Transportation In office January 18, 2010 – October 20, 2011 Premier Dalton McGuinty Preceded by Rick Bartolucci Succeeded by Bob Chiarelli (interim) Minister of Education In office September 18, 2006 – January 18, 2010 Premier Dalton McGuinty Preceded by Sandra Pupatello Succeeded by Leona Dombrowsky Toronto District School Board Trustee for Ward 8 In office 2000–2003
Personal details
Born	Kathleen O'Day Wynne (1953-05-21) May 21, 1953 (age 71) Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Ontario Liberal
Spouses	Phil Cowperthwaite ​ ​ (m. 1977; div. 1991)​ Jane Rounthwaite ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Alma mater	Queen's University University of Toronto
Occupation	Politician

Kathleen O'Day Wynne (/wɪn/ ^ⓘ WIN; born May 21, 1953) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 25th premier of Ontario and leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. She was member of provincial parliament (MPP) for Don Valley West from 2003 to 2022. Wynne is the first female premier of Ontario and the first openly gay premier in Canada.

Wynne was first elected to public office as a trustee for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2000. She subsequently was elected to the Ontario Legislature in 2003. Under Premier Dalton McGuinty, she served in various cabinet posts, until resigning to run in the Liberal leadership race when McGuinty announced his resignation in 2012.^[2] Wynne replaced McGuinty as premier and leader of the Liberal Party upon her victory of the leadership, and subsequently led the party to a majority government victory in the 2014 Ontario provincial election.

As premier, Wynne introduced free prescription drug coverage for children, increased the minimum wage to $14 an hour, and introduced free post-secondary tuition for families making under $50,000. Controversially, her government introduced a reformed sex education curriculum, brought in a cap-and-trade pollution pricing regime with Quebec and California, and privatized Hydro One.

Wynne sought another mandate in the 2018 provincial election; however, she conceded midway into the election and acknowledged her party would not form government again. The Liberals would lose official party status in the worst defeat of a governing party in Ontario history. Wynne subsequently resigned as Liberal leader on election night and was succeeded by Ottawa South MPP John Fraser as interim party leader. Wynne formally resigned as premier on June 29, 2018. She held her seat in the Legislative Assembly and continued to sit as an MPP until 2022 when she did not contest the provincial election and retired from politics.