Linda Jeffery | |
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50th Mayor of Brampton | |
In office December 1, 2014 – December 1, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Susan Fennell |
Succeeded by | Patrick Brown |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament | |
In office 2007–2014 | |
Preceded by | New riding |
Succeeded by | Harinder Malhi |
Constituency | Brampton-Springdale |
In office 2003–2007 | |
Preceded by | Joe Spina |
Succeeded by | Riding abolished |
Constituency | Brampton Centre |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Cork, Ireland |
Political party | Independent (since 2014) |
Other political affiliations | Progressive Conservative (2002-2003) Liberal (2003-2014) |
Spouse | John Jeffrey |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Brampton, Ontario |
Linda Jeffrey (born c. 1958 née Linda Rooney) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. From 2003 to 2014 she was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represented the ridings of Brampton Centre and then Brampton—Springdale. She served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne. On March 25, 2014, she resigned from the legislature to run for Mayor of Brampton, and was elected on October 27, 2014. On 22 October 2018, Jeffrey was narrowly defeated in the mayoral race by former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown.